School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of

Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1.55 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.55 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
7th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.55 million number
in 2020
All-time low
410,858 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of, 1970–2020

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of recorded 1.55 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.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of peaked at 1.55 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 410,858 number, in 1970.

Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 469,894 number 410,858 number 524,660 number 10
1980s 614,214 number 538,027 number 705,362 number 10
1990s 862,475 number 731,891 number 986,945 number 10
2000s 1.19 million number 1.02 million number 1.33 million number 10
2010s 1.42 million number 1.34 million number 1.52 million number 10
2020s 1.55 million number 1.55 million number 1.55 million number 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of

  1. 4 Pakistan 2.76 million number compare
  2. 5 Indonesia 2.49 million number compare
  3. 6 United States 2.04 million number compare
  4. 8 Brazil 1.50 million number compare
  5. 9 Bangladesh 1.48 million number compare
  6. 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.43 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, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of was 1.55 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 Federal Democratic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 1.55 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 410,858 number in 1970.
How does Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 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, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/