Ethiopia vs UNICEF: World: School age population, one year before the official primary entry
Ethiopia
1.74 million
in 2025
UNICEF: World
64.80 million
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
8th
UNICEF: World rank
5th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time
- Ethiopia
- UNICEF: World
How they compare
UNICEF: World currently reports 64.80 million against 1.74 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 63.06 million.
That makes UNICEF: World's figure about 37.2 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 | 464,813 | 52.83 million | 52.36 million | UNICEF: World |
| 1980s | 591,822 | 54.26 million | 53.67 million | UNICEF: World |
| 1990s | 856,976 | 59.33 million | 58.48 million | UNICEF: World |
| 2000s | 1.22 million | 58.92 million | 57.70 million | UNICEF: World |
| 2010s | 1.47 million | 63.70 million | 62.23 million | UNICEF: World |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 66.08 million | 64.48 million | UNICEF: World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, Ethiopia or UNICEF: World?
- UNICEF: World, at 64.80 million against 1.74 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between Ethiopia and UNICEF: World?
- 63.06 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, one year before the official primary entry?
- 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release