Population, age 21, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population, age 21, female was 1.02 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, female in Ethiopia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 21, female in Ethiopia stood at 1.02 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, female in Ethiopia peaked at 1.02 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 465,791, in 1990.
That places Ethiopia 10th 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 | 537,540 | 465,791 | 612,934 | 10 |
| 2000s | 732,169 | 631,737 | 843,690 | 10 |
| 2010s | 936,796 | 871,949 | 1.02 million | 5 |
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More education data for Ethiopia
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 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 21, female in Ethiopia?
- Population, age 21, female in Ethiopia was 1.02 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 465,791 in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population, age 21, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 21, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.