What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, female between Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia?

19.65 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia?

21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Europe & Central Asia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female

Ethiopia

2.06 million number

in 2017

Europe & Central Asia

21.71 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

16th

Europe & Central Asia rank

19th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female over time

Ethiopia
Europe & Central Asia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 21.71 million number against 2.06 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 19.65 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 10.5 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 19th of 194 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Europe & Central Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	213,408 number	24.07 million number	23.85 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	873,220 number	23.43 million number	22.56 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	1.92 million number	20.62 million number	18.70 million number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, female, Ethiopia or Europe & Central Asia?: Europe & Central Asia, at 21.71 million number against 2.06 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, female between Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia?: 19.65 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?: Ethiopia ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 4,720 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.