Ethiopia vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Ethiopia
20.7%
in 2024
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
29.4%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
37th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
38th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Ethiopia
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
How they compare
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 29.4% against 20.7% in Ethiopia, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 37th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 38th of 185 countries.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 43.0% | 11.2% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 43.6% | 6.9% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 37.7% | 6.6% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 29.9% | 7.0% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Ethiopia or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 29.4% against 20.7% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Ethiopia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 8.7%, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 38th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). 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