Ethiopia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Secondary education, pupils

Ethiopia
5.03 million
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
68.09 million
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
24th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
26th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 68.09 million against 5.03 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 63.07 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 13.5 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 206 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 161,455 10.63 million 10.47 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 747,333 22.04 million 21.29 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 818,215 31.94 million 31.12 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 2.49 million 43.72 million 41.23 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 4.68 million 49.23 million 44.55 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Ethiopia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 68.09 million against 5.03 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
63.07 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.