Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Ethiopia
10.61 million number
in 2020
Lower middle income
177.63 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
8th
Lower middle income rank
7th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lower middle income
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019952020

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 177.63 million number against 10.61 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 167.02 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 16.7 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 205 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.38 million number 97.25 million number 95.87 million number Lower middle income
1980s 1.76 million number 119.08 million number 117.32 million number Lower middle income
1990s 3.16 million number 143.77 million number 140.62 million number Lower middle income
2000s 6.90 million number 160.01 million number 153.11 million number Lower middle income
2010s 9.62 million number 170.49 million number 160.87 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 177.63 million number against 10.61 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
167.02 million number, 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 1970 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.