Over-age students, primary, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Over-age students, primary, male was 12.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Ethiopia, 1987–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 12.7% for over-age students, primary, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 34.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2015.
That places Ethiopia 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 27.9% | — |
| 1988 | 28.6% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 28.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 27.0% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 30.6% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.4% | 27.9% | 28.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 25.8% | 34.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 19.6% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 12.7% | 20.5% | 5 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Ethiopia?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Ethiopia was 12.7% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.