Children out of school, primary, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Children out of school, primary, female was 2.33 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Ethiopia, 1987–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary, female in Ethiopia stood at 2.33 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 3.73 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million, in 2017.
Ethiopia ranks 4th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.55 million | — |
| 1988 | 2.63 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.73 million | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 3.48 million | +27.6% |
| 1995 | 3.56 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 3.60 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.69 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 3.73 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.69 million | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.60 million | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.62 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.70 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.59 million | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.98 million | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 2.69 million | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 2.37 million | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 2.01 million | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 2.04 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.26 million | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 2.36 million | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.02 million | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 1.78 million | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 1.93 million | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 2.58 million | +114.7% |
| 2022 | 2.47 million | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.41 million | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.33 million | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.64 million | 2.55 million | 2.73 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.61 million | 3.48 million | 3.73 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.03 million | 2.01 million | 3.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 million | 1.20 million | 2.36 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.45 million | 2.33 million | 2.58 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 151,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,906 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.17 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 413,109 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Ethiopia?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Ethiopia was 2.33 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.