Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 3.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ethiopia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ethiopia stood at 3.18 million. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ethiopia peaked at 3.18 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million, in 1999.
Ethiopia ranks 2nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.00 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.06 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 2.11 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.15 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.20 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.21 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.09 million | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.07 million | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.05 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.01 million | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.07 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.00 million | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.44 million | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 2.55 million | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.98 million | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 3.06 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 3.18 million | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.00 million | 2.00 million | 2.00 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.12 million | 2.05 million | 2.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million | 2.00 million | 2.55 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.07 million | 2.98 million | 3.18 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 900,151 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ethiopia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ethiopia was 3.18 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 2nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release