Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 1.34 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.34 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.34 million number
in 2020
All-time low
309,376 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ethiopia, 1970–2020

250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ethiopia stood at 1.34 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ethiopia peaked at 1.34 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 309,376 number, in 1970.

Ethiopia ranks 9th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Ethiopia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 309,376 number
1971 318,386 number +2.9%
1972 327,678 number +2.9%
1973 338,410 number +3.3%
1974 350,048 number +3.4%
1975 361,752 number +3.3%
1976 373,366 number +3.2%
1977 376,650 number +0.9%
1978 376,748 number +0.0%
1979 376,613 number -0.0%
1980 378,497 number +0.5%
1981 382,736 number +1.1%
1982 394,818 number +3.2%
1983 410,256 number +3.9%
1984 428,653 number +4.5%
1985 448,850 number +4.7%
1986 470,120 number +4.7%
1987 487,865 number +3.8%
1988 504,851 number +3.5%
1989 522,829 number +3.6%
1990 542,844 number +3.8%
1991 565,130 number +4.1%
1992 586,171 number +3.7%
1993 609,835 number +4.0%
1994 638,002 number +4.6%
1995 670,248 number +5.1%
1996 706,253 number +5.4%
1997 734,707 number +4.0%
1998 755,747 number +2.9%
1999 772,203 number +2.2%
2000 790,349 number +2.3%
2001 809,249 number +2.4%
2002 823,127 number +1.7%
2003 843,934 number +2.5%
2004 872,471 number +3.4%
2005 905,162 number +3.7%
2006 941,110 number +4.0%
2007 979,433 number +4.1%
2008 1.02 million number +4.2%
2009 1.06 million number +4.1%
2010 1.10 million number +4.0%
2011 1.15 million number +3.9%
2012 1.18 million number +3.1%
2013 1.21 million number +2.4%
2014 1.23 million number +1.8%
2015 1.26 million number +1.8%
2016 1.28 million number +1.7%
2017 1.30 million number +1.4%
2018 1.31 million number +1.1%
2019 1.32 million number +1.0%
2020 1.34 million number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 350,903 number 309,376 number 376,748 number 10
1980s 442,948 number 378,497 number 522,829 number 10
1990s 658,114 number 542,844 number 772,203 number 10
2000s 904,764 number 790,349 number 1.06 million number 10
2010s 1.23 million number 1.10 million number 1.32 million number 10
2020s 1.34 million number 1.34 million number 1.34 million number 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 6 United States of America 2.03 million number compare
  2. 7 Brazil 1.73 million number compare
  3. 8 Bangladesh 1.47 million number compare
  4. 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.10 million number compare
  5. 11 Mexico 1.09 million number compare
  6. 12 Philippines 1.05 million number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ethiopia?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ethiopia was 1.34 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1.34 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 309,376 number in 1970.
How does Ethiopia rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.