Which has higher primary education, pupils, Ethiopia or IDA total?

IDA total, at 263.89 million against 15.93 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Ethiopia and IDA total?

247.96 million, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA total?

50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs IDA total: Primary education, pupils

Ethiopia

15.93 million

in 2024

IDA total

263.89 million

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

9th

IDA total rank

8th

Primary education, pupils over time

Ethiopia
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 263.89 million against 15.93 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 247.96 million.

That makes IDA total's figure about 16.6 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 9th and IDA total ranks 8th of 206 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1970s	970,706	57.13 million	56.16 million	IDA total
1980s	2.47 million	86.42 million	83.96 million	IDA total
1990s	3.17 million	113.98 million	110.81 million	IDA total
2000s	9.57 million	166.71 million	157.13 million	IDA total
2010s	15.25 million	214.54 million	199.29 million	IDA total
2020s	17.17 million	257.87 million	240.69 million	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Ethiopia or IDA total?: IDA total, at 263.89 million against 15.93 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Ethiopia and IDA total?: 247.96 million, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA total?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and IDA total rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Ethiopia ranks 9th and IDA total ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.