Ethiopia vs South Asia: School age population, secondary education, male

Ethiopia
7.92 million number
in 2020
South Asia
127.72 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
9th
South Asia rank
7th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Asia
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019952020

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 127.72 million number against 7.92 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 119.81 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 16.1 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 7th 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 1.93 million number 63.47 million number 61.54 million number South Asia
1980s 2.44 million number 78.12 million number 75.68 million number South Asia
1990s 3.60 million number 97.82 million number 94.21 million number South Asia
2000s 5.01 million number 116.36 million number 111.35 million number South Asia
2010s 7.09 million number 125.61 million number 118.52 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Ethiopia or South Asia?
South Asia, at 127.72 million number against 7.92 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Ethiopia and South Asia?
119.81 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, secondary education, male?
Ethiopia ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 7th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, male (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, secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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