Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 887,278 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
887,278 number
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
1st
of 132 countries
All-time high
1.25 million number
in 2010
All-time low
887,278 number
in 2015
Years of data
8
2007–2015

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Ethiopia, 2007–2015

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2007201120152007: 1.2M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.2M number2011: 1.2M number2012: 992.2k number2014: 915.9k number2015: 887.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 887,278 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Ethiopia peaked at 1.25 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 887,278 number, in 2015.

That places Ethiopia 1st out of 132 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Ethiopia, 2007 to 2015.
Year number Change
2007 1.18 million number
2008 1.20 million number +2.2%
2009 1.21 million number +0.7%
2010 1.25 million number +3.1%
2011 1.25 million number -0.0%
2012 992,201 number -20.5%
2014 915,899 number -7.7%
2015 887,278 number -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.20 million number 1.18 million number 1.21 million number 3
2010s 1.06 million number 887,278 number 1.25 million number 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 2 Egypt 757,134 number compare
  2. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 350,222 number compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 346,337 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Ethiopia?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Ethiopia was 887,278 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1.25 million number in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 887,278 number in 2015.
How does Ethiopia rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Ethiopia ranks 1st out of 132 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/