Ethiopia vs Upper middle income: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Ethiopia
2.99 million number
in 2020
Upper middle income
40.96 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
9th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 40.96 million number against 2.99 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 37.97 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 13.7 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 206 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 891,879 number 44.39 million number 43.50 million number Upper middle income
1980s 1.16 million number 44.61 million number 43.45 million number Upper middle income
1990s 1.64 million number 48.49 million number 46.84 million number Upper middle income
2000s 2.27 million number 40.89 million number 38.61 million number Upper middle income
2010s 2.76 million number 39.59 million number 36.83 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Ethiopia or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 40.96 million number against 2.99 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
37.97 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Upper middle income rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.