Ethiopia vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female

Ethiopia
54.9%
in 2021
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
74.9%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
146th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
149th

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
020406080197419982023

How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 74.9% against 54.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 20.0%.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1981 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 146th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 149th of 164 countries.

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1980s 41.4% 64.0% 22.5% MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1990s 50.9% 71.3% 20.4% MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2000s 52.3% 69.6% 17.3% MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2010s 40.2% 69.8% 29.7% MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2020s 54.9% 75.4% 20.4% MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female, Ethiopia or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 74.9% against 54.9% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female between Ethiopia and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
20.0%, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
23 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 146th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 149th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
384 places, 13,512 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release