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

Ethiopia
2.44 million number
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
29.41 million number
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
25th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 29.41 million number against 2.44 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 26.97 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th 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 41,337 number 2.43 million number 2.38 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 208,855 number 5.23 million number 5.02 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 357,466 number 8.39 million number 8.04 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 987,466 number 14.34 million number 13.36 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.18 million number 23.46 million number 21.27 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 29.41 million number against 2.44 million number in Ethiopia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
26.97 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in 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 secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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