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 26.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ethiopia, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ethiopia is 26.8%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ethiopia peaked at 65.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2014.
That places Ethiopia 10th out of 149 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.3% | — |
| 2000 | 62.0% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 57.9% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 29.7% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 26.5% | 31.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 33.3% compare
- 8 Guinea 31.8% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 30.7% compare
- 11 Bahamas 25.6% compare
- 12 Mauritania 25.0% compare
- 13 Jordan 22.8% compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
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 26.8% 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 65.3% 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 26.5% in 2014.
- How does Ethiopia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 149 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 36.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/