Ethiopia vs UNICEF: World: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Ethiopia
1.50 million
in 2025
UNICEF: World
66.11 million
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
8th
UNICEF: World rank
5th

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • UNICEF: World
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How they compare

UNICEF: World currently reports 66.11 million against 1.50 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 64.61 million.

That makes UNICEF: World's figure about 44.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: World has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 8th and UNICEF: World ranks 5th of 222 countries.

UNICEF: World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia UNICEF: World Difference Ahead
1970s 365,412 47.87 million 47.51 million UNICEF: World
1980s 478,490 52.86 million 52.39 million UNICEF: World
1990s 651,719 56.19 million 55.54 million UNICEF: World
2000s 978,549 58.73 million 57.75 million UNICEF: World
2010s 1.32 million 59.94 million 58.63 million UNICEF: World
2020s 1.48 million 64.83 million 63.35 million UNICEF: World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Ethiopia or UNICEF: World?
UNICEF: World, at 66.11 million against 1.50 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Ethiopia and UNICEF: World?
64.61 million, with UNICEF: World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and UNICEF: World?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and UNICEF: World rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 8th and UNICEF: World ranks 5th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,699 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release