Ethiopia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Ethiopia
15.5%
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
24.9%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
31st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
30th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Ethiopia
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 24.9% against 15.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.6 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 31st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 40.5% | 17.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 36.4% | 7.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 30.1% | 2.8% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 25.0% | 7.3% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Ethiopia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 24.9% against 15.5% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Ethiopia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 9.4%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary 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