Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 6.94 million number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
6.94 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
1st
of 149 countries
All-time high
10.67 million number
in 1999
All-time low
6.49 million number
in 2008
Years of data
16
1999–2015

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ethiopia, 1999–2015

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M1999200720151999: 10.7M number2000: 10.4M number2001: 10.0M number2002: 9.7M number2003: 9.7M number2004: 9.5M number2005: 8.2M number2006: 7.7M number2007: 7.1M number2008: 6.5M number2009: 6.9M number2010: 7.3M number2011: 7.0M number2012: 6.8M number2014: 6.8M number2015: 6.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 6.94 million number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ethiopia peaked at 10.67 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.49 million number, in 2008.

Ethiopia ranks 1st of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Ethiopia, 1999 to 2015.
Year number Change
1999 10.67 million number
2000 10.42 million number -2.4%
2001 9.98 million number -4.2%
2002 9.68 million number -3.0%
2003 9.66 million number -0.3%
2004 9.48 million number -1.9%
2005 8.25 million number -13.0%
2006 7.68 million number -6.9%
2007 7.10 million number -7.5%
2008 6.49 million number -8.6%
2009 6.94 million number +6.9%
2010 7.26 million number +4.7%
2011 6.98 million number -3.9%
2012 6.78 million number -2.8%
2014 6.76 million number -0.3%
2015 6.94 million number +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.67 million number 10.67 million number 10.67 million number 1
2000s 8.57 million number 6.49 million number 10.42 million number 10
2010s 6.94 million number 6.76 million number 7.26 million number 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 2 Indonesia 3.85 million number compare
  2. 3 Niger 2.53 million number compare
  3. 4 Mali 2.06 million number compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ethiopia?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ethiopia was 6.94 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 10.67 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.49 million number in 2008.
How does Ethiopia rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Ethiopia ranks 1st out of 149 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/