Ethiopia vs South Asia: School age population, tertiary education, female

Ethiopia
4.62 million number
in 2014
South Asia
79.94 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
11th
South Asia rank
8th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 79.94 million number against 4.62 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 75.31 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 17.3 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 8th of 203 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 1.37 million number 35.05 million number 33.68 million number South Asia
1980s 1.65 million number 45.26 million number 43.62 million number South Asia
1990s 2.35 million number 55.98 million number 53.63 million number South Asia
2000s 3.34 million number 69.32 million number 65.98 million number South Asia
2010s 4.16 million number 75.84 million number 71.67 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Ethiopia or South Asia?
South Asia, at 79.94 million number against 4.62 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Ethiopia and South Asia?
75.31 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Asia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and South Asia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 8th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (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, female (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

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