Official entrance age to compulsory education in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 7 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 200 countries
All-time high
7
in 1998
All-time low
7
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Ethiopia, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Ethiopia stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Ethiopia peaked at 7 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1998.
Ethiopia ranks 1st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 Afghanistan 7 compare
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- 1 Indonesia 7 compare
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- 1 Namibia 7 compare
- 1 Niue 5 compare
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- 1 South Africa 7 compare
- 1 Suriname 7 compare
- 1 Tajikistan 7 compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 7 compare
- 1 Tokelau 5 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 7 compare
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More education data for Ethiopia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Ethiopia?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Ethiopia was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1998.
- How does Ethiopia rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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