Ethiopia vs WB: Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Ethiopia
20.7%
in 2024
WB: Small States
29.7%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
37th
WB: Small States rank
36th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Ethiopia
- WB: Small States
How they compare
WB: Small States currently reports 29.7% against 20.7% in Ethiopia, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes WB: Small States's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 37th and WB: Small States ranks 36th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and WB: Small States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | WB: Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 28.7% | 3.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 29.5% | 7.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 31.8% | 0.6% | WB: Small States |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 29.6% | 6.8% | WB: Small States |
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: Small States?
- WB: Small States, at 29.7% 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: Small States?
- 9.0%, with WB: Small States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and WB: Small States?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and WB: Small States rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th and WB: Small States ranks 36th 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