What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, female between Ethiopia and Japan?

412,570 number, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?

19 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 Japan: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female

Ethiopia

2.06 million number

in 2017

Japan

1.65 million number

in 2018

Ethiopia rank

16th

Japan rank

18th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female over time

Ethiopia
Japan

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.06 million number against 1.65 million number in Japan, a difference of 412,570 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Japan ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 16th and Japan ranks 18th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	231,572 number	2.27 million number	2.04 million number	Japan
2000s	873,220 number	1.87 million number	996,564 number	Japan
2010s	1.92 million number	1.74 million number	173,395 number	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, female, Ethiopia or Japan?: Ethiopia, at 2.06 million number against 1.65 million number in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, female between Ethiopia and Japan?: 412,570 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Japan rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?: Ethiopia ranks 16th and Japan ranks 18th 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: 21 August 2026

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