Ethiopia vs South Asia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Ethiopia
10.61 million number
in 2020
South Asia
105.69 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
8th
South Asia rank
10th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 105.69 million number against 10.61 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 95.07 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 10.0 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 10th of 205 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.38 million number 59.16 million number 57.78 million number South Asia
1980s 1.76 million number 72.71 million number 70.95 million number South Asia
1990s 3.16 million number 89.82 million number 86.66 million number South Asia
2000s 6.90 million number 98.11 million number 91.21 million number South Asia
2010s 9.62 million number 104.42 million number 94.80 million number South Asia

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 South Asia?
South Asia, at 105.69 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 South Asia?
95.07 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Asia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and South Asia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 10th 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.