Population, ages 6-12, total in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population, ages 6-12, total was 18.40 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 6-12, total in Ethiopia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 6-12, total in Ethiopia stood at 18.40 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 6-12, total in Ethiopia peaked at 18.40 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.82 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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.51 million | 9.82 million | 13.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.28 million | 13.69 million | 16.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.66 million | 16.95 million | 18.40 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 6 Pakistan 27.05 million compare
- 7 Bangladesh 25.98 million compare
- 8 Brazil 25.17 million compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 16.38 million compare
- 11 Philippines 15.44 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 6-12, total in Ethiopia?
- Population, ages 6-12, total in Ethiopia was 18.40 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 6-12, total recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.40 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 6-12, total recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.82 million in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population, ages 6-12, total?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 6-12, total rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 6-12, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 6-12, total is the total population age 6-12.