Ethiopia vs GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Ethiopia
6.54 million
in 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
33.32 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
2nd
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
4th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
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How they compare

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 33.32 million against 6.54 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 26.78 million.

That makes GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 5.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 2nd and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 4th of 184 countries.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Difference Ahead
2000s 3.72 million 22.19 million 18.47 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 4.34 million 22.53 million 18.19 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 6.26 million 32.73 million 26.47 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Ethiopia or GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 33.32 million against 6.54 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Ethiopia and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
26.78 million, with GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 4th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
223 places, 4,228 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release