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

Ethiopia
17.10 million number
in 2020
Upper middle income
230.77 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
9th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 230.77 million number against 17.10 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 213.66 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 13.5 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 4.83 million number 212.83 million number 208.00 million number Upper middle income
1980s 6.28 million number 230.58 million number 224.31 million number Upper middle income
1990s 9.04 million number 240.54 million number 231.50 million number Upper middle income
2000s 12.50 million number 232.37 million number 219.86 million number Upper middle income
2010s 15.90 million number 225.39 million number 209.49 million number Upper 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 Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 230.77 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 Upper middle income?
213.66 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Upper middle income rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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.