Population, age 17, total in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population, age 17, total was 2.25 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, total in Ethiopia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 17, total in Ethiopia is 2.25 million, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Ethiopia peaked at 2.25 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million, in 1990.
That places Ethiopia 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 million | 1.06 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.70 million | 1.46 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 million | 2.02 million | 2.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 6 Nigeria 3.89 million compare
- 7 Brazil 3.45 million compare
- 8 Bangladesh 3.43 million compare
- 10 Mexico 2.05 million compare
- 11 Philippines 1.96 million compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.69 million compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 338,716 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, total in Ethiopia?
- Population, age 17, total in Ethiopia was 2.25 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population, age 17, total?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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 Population, age 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.