Ethiopia vs Indonesia: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Ethiopia
17.10 million number
in 2020
Indonesia
27.96 million number
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
7th
Indonesia rank
4th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 27.96 million number against 17.10 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 10.86 million number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.6 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.83 million number 20.12 million number 15.28 million number Indonesia
1980s 6.28 million number 24.45 million number 18.17 million number Indonesia
1990s 9.04 million number 26.61 million number 17.57 million number Indonesia
2000s 12.50 million number 26.84 million number 14.34 million number Indonesia
2010s 15.90 million number 27.94 million number 12.03 million number Indonesia
2020s 17.10 million number 27.96 million number 10.86 million number Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Ethiopia or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 27.96 million number against 17.10 million number in Ethiopia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Indonesia?
10.86 million number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Indonesia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ethiopia and Indonesia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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