Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Ethiopia
17.10 million number
in 2020
Lower middle income
312.89 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
7th
Lower middle income rank
7th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 312.89 million number against 17.10 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 295.79 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 18.3 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 206 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 4.83 million number 163.35 million number 158.52 million number Lower middle income
1980s 6.28 million number 203.16 million number 196.88 million number Lower middle income
1990s 9.04 million number 250.88 million number 241.84 million number Lower middle income
2000s 12.50 million number 278.85 million number 266.35 million number Lower middle income
2010s 15.90 million number 302.23 million number 286.33 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 312.89 million number against 17.10 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
295.79 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 7th 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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About this data

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.