Children out of school, primary, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Children out of school, primary, male was 1.91 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Ethiopia, 1987–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1.91 million for children out of school, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 3.29 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 627,982, 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, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.22 million | — |
| 1988 | 2.28 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.45 million | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 3.29 million | +34.4% |
| 1995 | 3.27 million | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3.18 million | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.14 million | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.22 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 3.20 million | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.15 million | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.19 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.29 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.29 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.72 million | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 2.49 million | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 2.16 million | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 1.78 million | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 1.89 million | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 2.08 million | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 2.21 million | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.81 million | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 1.45 million | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 627,982 | -59.6% |
| 2021 | 2.11 million | +235.8% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.01 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.91 million | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.32 million | 2.22 million | 2.45 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.22 million | 3.14 million | 3.29 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.72 million | 1.78 million | 3.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 million | 627,982 | 2.21 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.02 million | 1.91 million | 2.11 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.52 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 9.91 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Ethiopia?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Ethiopia was 1.91 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 627,982 in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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, male. 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.