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

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs World: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female

Ethiopia

2.40 million number

in 2015

World

29.60 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

2nd

World rank

1st

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female over time

Ethiopia
World

How they compare

World currently reports 29.60 million number against 2.40 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 27.20 million number.

That makes World's figure about 12.3 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	World	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.27 million number	54.06 million number	51.79 million number	World
2000s	2.04 million number	43.93 million number	41.89 million number	World
2010s	2.07 million number	31.56 million number	29.49 million number	World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female, Ethiopia or World?: World, at 29.60 million number against 2.40 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female between Ethiopia and World?: 27.20 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and World?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and World rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?: Ethiopia ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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