Ethiopia vs MDG: Developing Regions: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Ethiopia
5.91 million
in 2025
MDG: Developing Regions
182.55 million
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
7th
MDG: Developing Regions rank
9th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • MDG: Developing Regions
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How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 182.55 million against 5.91 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 176.64 million.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 30.9 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th of 220 countries.

MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia MDG: Developing Regions Difference Ahead
1970s 685,667 118.89 million 118.20 million MDG: Developing Regions
1980s 908,693 142.76 million 141.85 million MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 1.49 million 148.24 million 146.75 million MDG: Developing Regions
2000s 3.50 million 162.39 million 158.89 million MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 4.94 million 164.90 million 159.96 million MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 5.77 million 178.91 million 173.14 million MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Ethiopia or MDG: Developing Regions?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 182.55 million against 5.91 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Ethiopia and MDG: Developing Regions?
176.64 million, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and MDG: Developing Regions?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and MDG: Developing Regions rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release