Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Ethiopia
15.93 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
196.79 million
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
12th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 196.79 million against 15.93 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 180.86 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.4 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 970,706 35.41 million 34.44 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 2.47 million 56.93 million 54.46 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 3.17 million 73.39 million 70.22 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 9.57 million 113.56 million 103.99 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 16.21 million 160.89 million 144.69 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 17.17 million 192.17 million 175.00 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 196.79 million against 15.93 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
180.86 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Ethiopia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.