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

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

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.

Ethiopia vs Middle income: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Ethiopia

4.64 million number

in 2015

Middle income

41.50 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

2nd

Middle income rank

4th

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

Ethiopia
Middle income

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 41.50 million number against 4.64 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 36.87 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 8.9 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 4th of 150 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.03 million number	81.56 million number	77.53 million number	Middle income
2000s	3.49 million number	66.72 million number	63.23 million number	Middle income
2010s	4.00 million number	47.21 million number	43.21 million number	Middle income

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 Middle income?: Middle income, at 41.50 million number against 4.64 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Ethiopia and Middle income?: 36.87 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle income?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Middle income rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 4th of 150 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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.