What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

78.91 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

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

Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in primary education, female

Ethiopia

7.63 million number

in 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa

86.54 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

10th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

11th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 86.54 million number against 7.63 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 78.91 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 11.3 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 203 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	311,484 number	15.29 million number	14.98 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	922,714 number	25.53 million number	24.61 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	1.20 million number	33.34 million number	32.14 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	4.27 million number	52.87 million number	48.60 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	7.05 million number	72.61 million number	65.55 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 86.54 million number against 7.63 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 78.91 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Ethiopia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary 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 primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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