Ethiopia vs Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

Ethiopia
17.6%
in 2015
Pacific island small states
4.5%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
29th
Pacific island small states rank
26th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 17.6% against 4.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 13.1%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.9 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 29th and Pacific island small states ranks 26th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 78.1% 10.0% 68.1% Ethiopia
2000s 45.8% 7.7% 38.0% Ethiopia
2010s 21.6% 2.7% 18.9% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female, Ethiopia or Pacific island small states?
Ethiopia, at 17.6% against 4.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Ethiopia and Pacific island small states?
13.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pacific island small states?
20 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Pacific island small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
Ethiopia ranks 29th and Pacific island small states ranks 26th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/