Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 24.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
24.1%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
12th
of 148 countries
All-time high
58.0%
in 1999
All-time low
24.1%
in 2015
Years of data
16
1999–2015

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

02040601999200720151999: 58 %2000: 55 %2001: 50.8 %2002: 47.5 %2003: 45.8 %2004: 43.9 %2005: 36.4 %2006: 32.9 %2007: 29.3 %2008: 25.9 %2009: 28.2 %2010: 28.9 %2011: 26.9 %2012: 25.9 %2014: 24.3 %2015: 24.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ethiopia stood at 24.1%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ethiopia peaked at 58.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2015.

Ethiopia ranks 12th of 148 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Ethiopia, 1999 to 2015.
Year % Change
1999 58.0%
2000 55.0% -5.2%
2001 50.8% -7.7%
2002 47.5% -6.4%
2003 45.8% -3.7%
2004 43.9% -4.1%
2005 36.4% -17.0%
2006 32.9% -9.7%
2007 29.3% -10.8%
2008 25.9% -11.6%
2009 28.2% +8.7%
2010 28.9% +2.5%
2011 26.9% -6.8%
2012 25.9% -3.9%
2014 24.3% -6.0%
2015 24.1% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58.0% 58.0% 58.0% 1
2000s 39.6% 25.9% 55.0% 10
2010s 26.0% 24.1% 28.9% 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 9 Mauritania 27.1% compare
  2. 10 Bahamas 26.4% compare
  3. 11 Guinea 25.0% compare
  4. 13 Puerto Rico 23.1% compare
  5. 14 Jordan 22.4% compare
  6. 15 Honduras 22.3%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ethiopia?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ethiopia was 24.1% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2015.
How does Ethiopia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Ethiopia ranks 12th out of 148 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/