East Asia & Pacific vs Ethiopia: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific
30.44 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia
2.73 million number
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific rank
12th
Ethiopia rank
9th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 30.44 million number against 2.73 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 27.71 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 11.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 32.72 million number 728,604 number 31.99 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 38.24 million number 937,366 number 37.30 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 35.40 million number 1.38 million number 34.03 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 35.77 million number 1.90 million number 33.87 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 30.59 million number 2.54 million number 28.04 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific or Ethiopia?
East Asia & Pacific, at 30.44 million number against 2.73 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?
27.71 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of 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
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.