Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Over-age students, primary, female

Ethiopia
11.5%
in 2015
Zimbabwe
12.3%
in 2013
Ethiopia rank
48th
Zimbabwe rank
46th

Over-age students, primary, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 12.3% against 11.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 48th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 23.8% 14.9% 8.8% Ethiopia
2000s 19.8% 12.3% 7.5% Ethiopia
2010s 15.1% 11.4% 3.7% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 12.3% against 11.5% in Ethiopia as of 2013.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
0.8%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
Ethiopia ranks 48th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.