Population, ages 12-16, total in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population, ages 12-16, total was 11.91 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-16, total in Ethiopia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 11.91 million for population, ages 12-16, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, total in Ethiopia peaked at 11.91 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.89 million, in 1990.
Ethiopia ranks 9th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.86 million | 5.89 million | 7.89 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.44 million | 8.16 million | 10.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.42 million | 10.91 million | 11.91 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 6 Pakistan 18.60 million compare
- 7 Bangladesh 18.10 million compare
- 8 Brazil 17.72 million compare
- 10 Philippines 10.46 million compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.56 million compare
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, ages 12-16, total in Ethiopia?
- Population, ages 12-16, total in Ethiopia was 11.91 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.91 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.89 million in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population, ages 12-16, total?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, total rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, total is the total population age 12-16.