Ethiopia vs Upper middle income: Primary education, pupils

Ethiopia
15.93 million
in 2024
Upper middle income
237.35 million
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
9th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 237.35 million against 15.93 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 221.42 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 14.9 times Ethiopia's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 970,706 229.86 million 228.89 million Upper middle income
1980s 2.47 million 257.98 million 255.52 million Upper middle income
1990s 3.17 million 263.47 million 260.30 million Upper middle income
2000s 9.57 million 247.06 million 237.49 million Upper middle income
2010s 15.25 million 226.52 million 211.27 million Upper middle income
2020s 17.17 million 236.68 million 219.51 million Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Ethiopia or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 237.35 million against 15.93 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
221.42 million, 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 1971 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Upper middle income rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Ethiopia ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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.