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

Ethiopia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1.51 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.51 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
7th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.51 million number
in 2020
All-time low
408,842 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 1.51 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ethiopia peaked at 1.51 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 408,842 number, in 1970.

That places Ethiopia 7th out of 202 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 464,485 number 408,842 number 509,767 number 10
1980s 603,233 number 518,912 number 698,390 number 10
1990s 845,856 number 721,169 number 969,219 number 10
2000s 1.16 million number 998,233 number 1.30 million number 10
2010s 1.38 million number 1.31 million number 1.48 million number 10
2020s 1.51 million number 1.51 million number 1.51 million number 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 4 Pakistan 2.55 million number compare
  2. 5 Indonesia 2.38 million number compare
  3. 6 United States 1.96 million number compare
  4. 8 Brazil 1.47 million number compare
  5. 9 Bangladesh 1.42 million number compare
  6. 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.41 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ethiopia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ethiopia was 1.51 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1.51 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 408,842 number in 1970.
How does Ethiopia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Ethiopia ranks 7th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/