Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 7.99 million number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
7.99 million number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
1st
of 142 countries
All-time high
7.99 million number
in 2015
All-time low
6.05 million number
in 2002
Years of data
6
1999–2015

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ethiopia, 1999–2015

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1999200720151999: 6.2M number2000: 6.4M number2001: 6.2M number2002: 6.0M number2014: 7.7M number2015: 8.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 7.99 million number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ethiopia peaked at 7.99 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.05 million number, in 2002.

That places Ethiopia 1st out of 142 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Ethiopia, 1999 to 2015.
Year number Change
1999 6.21 million number
2000 6.38 million number +2.7%
2001 6.24 million number -2.2%
2002 6.05 million number -3.1%
2014 7.69 million number +27.2%
2015 7.99 million number +4.0%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 7.99 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.69 million number, 4.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 7.99 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 724,820 number, 11.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.21 million number 6.21 million number 6.21 million number 1
2000s 6.22 million number 6.05 million number 6.38 million number 3
2010s 7.84 million number 7.69 million number 7.99 million number 2

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 2 Indonesia 5.44 million number compare
  2. 3 Niger 2.37 million number compare
  3. 4 Mexico 2.28 million number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ethiopia?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ethiopia was 7.99 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 7.99 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.05 million number in 2002.
How does Ethiopia rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Ethiopia ranks 1st out of 142 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/