Ethiopia vs GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes
Ethiopia
4.24 million
in 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
59.95 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
4th
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
2nd
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Ethiopia
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
How they compare
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 59.95 million against 4.24 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 55.71 million.
That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 14.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 4th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 2nd of 204 countries.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.75 million | 63.55 million | 57.81 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 3.55 million | 59.47 million | 55.92 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 4.47 million | 59.81 million | 55.35 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes, Ethiopia or GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 59.95 million against 4.24 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes between Ethiopia and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- 55.71 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank globally for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 2nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release