School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: School age population, one year before than … both sexes than was 3.06 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3.06 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
7th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3.06 million number
in 2020
All-time low
819,700 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Ethiopia, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Ethiopia stood at 3.06 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Ethiopia peaked at 3.06 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 819,700 number, in 1970.

Ethiopia ranks 7th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Ethiopia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 819,700 number —
1971 841,168 number +2.6%
1972 872,749 number +3.8%
1973 903,384 number +3.5%
1974 931,721 number +3.1%
1975 955,984 number +2.6%
1976 975,701 number +2.1%
1977 994,830 number +2.0%
1978 1.01 million number +1.9%
1979 1.03 million number +2.0%
1980 1.06 million number +2.2%
1981 1.08 million number +2.3%
1982 1.12 million number +3.5%
1983 1.16 million number +3.4%
1984 1.20 million number +3.3%
1985 1.23 million number +3.0%
1986 1.26 million number +2.6%
1987 1.31 million number +3.5%
1988 1.36 million number +3.6%
1989 1.40 million number +3.6%
1990 1.45 million number +3.5%
1991 1.50 million number +3.4%
1992 1.57 million number +4.5%
1993 1.63 million number +4.1%
1994 1.69 million number +3.7%
1995 1.75 million number +3.1%
1996 1.79 million number +2.4%
1997 1.84 million number +3.1%
1998 1.90 million number +3.1%
1999 1.96 million number +3.0%
2000 2.01 million number +3.0%
2001 2.07 million number +2.9%
2002 2.15 million number +3.9%
2003 2.24 million number +4.2%
2004 2.33 million number +4.1%
2005 2.42 million number +3.6%
2006 2.49 million number +2.8%
2007 2.55 million number +2.4%
2008 2.59 million number +1.8%
2009 2.63 million number +1.4%
2010 2.66 million number +1.1%
2011 2.68 million number +1.1%
2012 2.72 million number +1.1%
2013 2.74 million number +1.0%
2014 2.77 million number +1.0%
2015 2.80 million number +1.1%
2016 2.83 million number +1.2%
2017 2.88 million number +1.6%
2018 2.93 million number +1.9%
2019 2.99 million number +2.1%
2020 3.06 million number +2.0%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 3.06 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 523,516 number, 5.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 3.06 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 370,031 number, 8.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 934,379 number 819,700 number 1.03 million number 10
1980s 1.22 million number 1.06 million number 1.40 million number 10
1990s 1.71 million number 1.45 million number 1.96 million number 10
2000s 2.35 million number 2.01 million number 2.63 million number 10
2010s 2.80 million number 2.66 million number 2.99 million number 10
2020s 3.06 million number 3.06 million number 3.06 million number 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 4 Pakistan 5.31 million number compare
  2. 5 Indonesia 4.87 million number compare
  3. 6 United States 4.00 million number compare
  4. 8 Brazil 2.97 million number compare
  5. 9 Bangladesh 2.90 million number compare
  6. 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.84 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Ethiopia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Ethiopia was 3.06 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 3.06 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 819,700 number in 1970.
How does Ethiopia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Ethiopia ranks 7th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/