Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Secondary education, pupils

Ethiopia
5.03 million
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
81.42 million
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
23rd

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 81.42 million against 5.03 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 76.39 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 161,455 6.03 million 5.87 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 747,333 14.99 million 14.24 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 818,215 19.05 million 18.23 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 2.49 million 32.92 million 30.43 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 4.68 million 52.06 million 47.39 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 81.42 million against 5.03 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
76.39 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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.