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

Ethiopia
5.26 million number
in 2020
South Asia
50.39 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
8th
South Asia rank
9th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 50.39 million number against 5.26 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 45.13 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 9.6 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 9th 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 689,608 number 28.56 million number 27.87 million number South Asia
1980s 867,661 number 35.16 million number 34.29 million number South Asia
1990s 1.57 million number 43.17 million number 41.60 million number South Asia
2000s 3.42 million number 46.79 million number 43.37 million number South Asia
2010s 4.76 million number 49.62 million number 44.86 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, female, Ethiopia or South Asia?
South Asia, at 50.39 million number against 5.26 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Ethiopia and South Asia?
45.13 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, female?
Ethiopia ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 9th of 205 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)
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

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