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

Ethiopia
352,134
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.65 million
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
31st

Secondary education, vocational 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 3.65 million against 352,134 in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.30 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.4 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 201 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 8,647 443,179 434,532 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 8,660 1.29 million 1.29 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 7,458 1.50 million 1.49 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 117,184 2.20 million 2.09 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 367,622 3.20 million 2.83 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 3.65 million against 352,134 in Ethiopia as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
3.30 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)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils?
Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,309 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.