Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 1.36 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.36 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.36 million number
in 2020
All-time low
309,010 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 1.36 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ethiopia peaked at 1.36 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 309,010 number, in 1970.

That places Ethiopia 9th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male (number) in Ethiopia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 309,010 number
1971 318,538 number +3.1%
1972 328,142 number +3.0%
1973 339,034 number +3.3%
1974 350,755 number +3.5%
1975 362,704 number +3.4%
1976 374,592 number +3.3%
1977 377,076 number +0.7%
1978 377,231 number +0.0%
1979 377,527 number +0.1%
1980 380,190 number +0.7%
1981 385,231 number +1.3%
1982 399,736 number +3.8%
1983 418,610 number +4.7%
1984 440,854 number +5.3%
1985 464,566 number +5.4%
1986 490,032 number +5.5%
1987 509,351 number +3.9%
1988 524,556 number +3.0%
1989 537,702 number +2.5%
1990 552,945 number +2.8%
1991 569,150 number +2.9%
1992 586,158 number +3.0%
1993 610,056 number +4.1%
1994 641,704 number +5.2%
1995 677,165 number +5.5%
1996 717,011 number +5.9%
1997 746,718 number +4.1%
1998 767,444 number +2.8%
1999 783,204 number +2.1%
2000 801,560 number +2.3%
2001 821,556 number +2.5%
2002 836,324 number +1.8%
2003 857,504 number +2.5%
2004 885,818 number +3.3%
2005 918,577 number +3.7%
2006 954,390 number +3.9%
2007 995,533 number +4.3%
2008 1.04 million number +4.5%
2009 1.09 million number +4.3%
2010 1.13 million number +4.1%
2011 1.18 million number +4.0%
2012 1.21 million number +3.1%
2013 1.24 million number +2.3%
2014 1.26 million number +1.7%
2015 1.28 million number +1.7%
2016 1.30 million number +1.6%
2017 1.32 million number +1.3%
2018 1.33 million number +1.2%
2019 1.35 million number +1.1%
2020 1.36 million number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 351,461 number 309,010 number 377,527 number 10
1980s 455,083 number 380,190 number 537,702 number 10
1990s 665,156 number 552,945 number 783,204 number 10
2000s 919,737 number 801,560 number 1.09 million number 10
2010s 1.26 million number 1.13 million number 1.35 million number 10
2020s 1.36 million number 1.36 million number 1.36 million number 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 6 United States of America 2.12 million number compare
  2. 7 Brazil 1.84 million number compare
  3. 8 Bangladesh 1.53 million number compare
  4. 10 Mexico 1.14 million number compare
  5. 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.12 million number compare
  6. 12 Philippines 1.10 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 1.36 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 1.36 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 309,010 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 20.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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

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