Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Ethiopia
22.5%
in 2024
Nigeria
24.3%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Nigeria rank
25th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 24.3% against 22.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.9% | 38.6% | 26.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 35.8% | 4.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 38.1% | 9.9% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 24.3% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 24.3% against 22.5% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 1.8%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.