Ethiopia vs Sudan: Girls and boys who are out of school
Ethiopia
2.33 million girls
in 2024
Sudan
1.50 million girls
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
4th
Sudan rank
5th
Girls and boys who are out of school over time
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.33 million girls against 1.50 million girls in Sudan, a difference of 827,840 girls.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.6 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 5th of 180 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Ethiopia, at 2.33 million girls against 1.50 million girls in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 827,840 girls, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2017.
- How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 5th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β 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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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.