Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 37.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ethiopia, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ethiopia stood at 37.4%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ethiopia peaked at 95.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2022.
That places Ethiopia 39th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.1% | 65.6% | 95.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 36.5% | 58.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 36 East Timor 41.1% compare
- 37 Honduras 40.9% compare
- 38 Iran 40.2% compare
- 40 Gambia 37.3% compare
- 41 Sierra Leone 37.2% compare
- 42 Saudi Arabia 35.6% compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 338,716 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ethiopia?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ethiopia was 37.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2022.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Ethiopia ranks 39th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.