What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Ethiopia and Indonesia?

995,810 girls, with Ethiopia ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Indonesia: Girls and boys who are out of school

Ethiopia

2.33 million girls

in 2024

Indonesia

1.33 million girls

in 2018

Ethiopia rank

4th

Indonesia rank

6th

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Ethiopia
Indonesia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.33 million girls against 1.33 million girls in Indonesia, a difference of 995,810 girls.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 180 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.64 million girls	416,154 girls	2.22 million girls	Ethiopia
1990s	3.55 million girls	833,156 girls	2.71 million girls	Ethiopia
2000s	2.96 million girls	532,059 girls	2.42 million girls	Ethiopia
2010s	1.49 million girls	893,964 girls	597,986 girls	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Ethiopia or Indonesia?: Ethiopia, at 2.33 million girls against 1.33 million girls in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Ethiopia and Indonesia?: 995,810 girls, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Indonesia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Indonesia rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Ethiopia ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.