Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: Primary education, pupils

Ethiopia
15.93 million
in 2024
Lower middle income
343.48 million
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
9th
Lower middle income rank
7th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 343.48 million against 15.93 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 327.55 million.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 21.6 times Ethiopia's.

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

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

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 970,706 128.24 million 127.27 million Lower middle income
1980s 2.47 million 175.10 million 172.63 million Lower middle income
1990s 3.17 million 224.28 million 221.11 million Lower middle income
2000s 9.57 million 275.84 million 266.27 million Lower middle income
2010s 15.25 million 312.51 million 297.26 million Lower middle income
2020s 17.17 million 328.78 million 311.61 million Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 343.48 million against 15.93 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
327.55 million, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Ethiopia ranks 9th and Lower middle income ranks 7th 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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About this data

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

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