Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?

Lower middle income, at 24.26 million against 1.91 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.

What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?

22.35 million, with Lower middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: Children out of school, primary, male

Ethiopia

1.91 million

in 2024

Lower middle income

24.26 million

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

4th

Lower middle income rank

1st

Children out of school, primary, male over time

Ethiopia
Lower middle income

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 24.26 million against 1.91 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 22.35 million.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 12.7 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 1st of 177 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Lower middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.72 million	38.75 million	36.03 million	Lower middle income
2010s	1.62 million	27.73 million	26.11 million	Lower middle income
2020s	2.02 million	24.75 million	22.73 million	Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?: Lower middle income, at 24.26 million against 1.91 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?: 22.35 million, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?: Ethiopia ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 1st of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, primary, male
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.