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

6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2012.

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 Pakistan: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Ethiopia

4.64 million number

in 2015

Pakistan

4.69 million number

in 2016

Ethiopia rank

2nd

Pakistan rank

1st

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

Ethiopia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 4.69 million number against 4.64 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 52,860 number.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 1st of 150 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.25 million number	7.45 million number	4.20 million number	Pakistan
2010s	3.68 million number	7.51 million number	3.83 million number	Pakistan

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 Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 4.69 million number against 4.64 million number in Ethiopia as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 52,860 number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2012.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 1st 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.