Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 21.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 21.2% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Ethiopia peaked at 69.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2025.
Ethiopia ranks 35th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.3% | — |
| 2001 | 65.5% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 57.8% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | -4.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 21.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 28.9%, 73% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 21.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.7% | 35.1% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 24.7% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 21.2% | 24.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 32 Pakistan 22.7% compare
- 33 Syrian Arab Republic 21.5% compare
- 34 Madagascar 21.4% compare
- 36 Côte d'Ivoire 20.5% compare
- 37 Suriname 20.3% compare
- 38 Iraq 19.0% compare
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 rate for children of primary school age, female in Ethiopia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Ethiopia was 21.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release