How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA total?

44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

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.

Ethiopia vs IDA total: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Ethiopia

9.34 million number

in 2014

IDA total

150.19 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

11th

IDA total rank

11th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Ethiopia
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 150.19 million number against 9.34 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 140.85 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 16.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and IDA total ranks 11th of 203 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.74 million number	50.07 million number	47.33 million number	IDA total
1980s	3.25 million number	67.00 million number	63.74 million number	IDA total
1990s	4.73 million number	87.91 million number	83.18 million number	IDA total
2000s	6.66 million number	116.23 million number	109.57 million number	IDA total
2010s	8.38 million number	136.78 million number	128.40 million number	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Ethiopia or IDA total?: IDA total, at 150.19 million number against 9.34 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and IDA total?: 140.85 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA total?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and IDA total rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Ethiopia ranks 11th and IDA total ranks 11th of 203 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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Indicator: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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