Ethiopia vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Ethiopia
13.76 million
in 2025
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
543.28 million
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
9th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
9th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 543.28 million against 13.76 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 529.52 million.

That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 39.5 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 9th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th of 221 countries.

WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.57 million 349.88 million 347.32 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 3.45 million 401.73 million 398.28 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 4.91 million 442.56 million 437.65 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 6.60 million 495.88 million 489.28 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 10.07 million 526.65 million 516.57 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 12.69 million 536.24 million 523.55 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Ethiopia or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 543.28 million against 13.76 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
529.52 million, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 9th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release