Ethiopia vs IDA blend: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Ethiopia
757,175 number
in 2014
IDA blend
5.05 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
41st
IDA blend rank
38th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • IDA blend
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How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 5.05 million number against 757,175 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 4.29 million number.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 6.7 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 41st and IDA blend ranks 38th of 193 countries.

IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia IDA blend Difference Ahead
1970s 7,299 number 417,950 number 410,651 number IDA blend
1980s 21,606 number 835,003 number 813,397 number IDA blend
1990s 38,043 number 1.36 million number 1.33 million number IDA blend
2000s 179,376 number 2.51 million number 2.33 million number IDA blend
2010s 665,100 number 4.22 million number 3.55 million number IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Ethiopia or IDA blend?
IDA blend, at 5.05 million number against 757,175 number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Ethiopia and IDA blend?
4.29 million number, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA blend?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and IDA blend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 41st and IDA blend ranks 38th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.