Ethiopia vs GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male

Ethiopia
1.91 million
in 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
20.75 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
4th
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
5th

Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 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 20.75 million against 1.91 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 18.84 million.

That makes GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 10.9 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 5th of 180 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 2.72 million 18.27 million 15.56 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 1.62 million 18.31 million 16.69 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 2.02 million 20.93 million 18.91 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 children of primary school age, male, Ethiopia or GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 20.75 million against 1.91 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in out-of-school children of primary school age, male between Ethiopia and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
18.84 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?
20 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 children of primary school age, male?
Ethiopia ranks 4th and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 5th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children of primary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
219 places, 4,596 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release