Population of compulsory school age, female in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Population of compulsory school age, female was 10.96 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10.96 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
11th
of 186 countries
All-time high
10.96 million number
in 2019
All-time low
6.51 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Ethiopia, 1998–2019

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M1998200820191998: 6.5M number1999: 6.7M number2000: 6.9M number2001: 7.0M number2002: 7.2M number2003: 7.5M number2004: 7.7M number2005: 8.1M number2006: 8.4M number2007: 8.7M number2008: 9.0M number2009: 9.3M number2010: 9.5M number2011: 9.8M number2012: 10.0M number2013: 10.1M number2014: 10.3M number2015: 10.4M number2016: 10.6M number2017: 10.7M number2018: 10.8M number2019: 11.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Ethiopia is 10.96 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Ethiopia peaked at 10.96 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.51 million number, in 1998.

Ethiopia ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Ethiopia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 6.51 million number —
1999 6.68 million number +2.6%
2000 6.86 million number +2.6%
2001 7.04 million number +2.7%
2002 7.23 million number +2.7%
2003 7.47 million number +3.3%
2004 7.75 million number +3.7%
2005 8.05 million number +4.0%
2006 8.37 million number +3.9%
2007 8.68 million number +3.7%
2008 8.98 million number +3.5%
2009 9.26 million number +3.2%
2010 9.52 million number +2.8%
2011 9.75 million number +2.4%
2012 9.96 million number +2.1%
2013 10.14 million number +1.8%
2014 10.29 million number +1.5%
2015 10.43 million number +1.3%
2016 10.56 million number +1.2%
2017 10.68 million number +1.2%
2018 10.81 million number +1.2%
2019 10.96 million number +1.3%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 10.96 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.05 million number, 5.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 10.96 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 million number, 10.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.60 million number 6.51 million number 6.68 million number 2
2000s 7.97 million number 6.86 million number 9.26 million number 10
2010s 10.31 million number 9.52 million number 10.96 million number 10

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 8 Philippines 13.74 million number compare
  2. 9 Brazil 13.01 million number compare
  3. 10 Egypt 11.15 million number compare
  4. 12 Russia 8.56 million number compare
  5. 13 Turkey 7.95 million number compare
  6. 14 Kenya 7.84 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Ethiopia?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Ethiopia was 10.96 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 10.96 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.51 million number in 1998.
How does Ethiopia rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.