Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 1.48 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ethiopia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ethiopia is 1.48 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ethiopia peaked at 1.48 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 389,876 number, in 1970.
That places Ethiopia 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 389,876 number | — |
| 1971 | 400,994 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 416,301 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 430,929 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 444,336 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 455,792 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 464,870 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 471,632 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 477,937 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 484,681 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 492,849 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 502,706 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 522,320 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 543,392 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 564,955 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 585,503 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 603,620 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 625,743 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 647,511 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 669,237 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 691,321 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 713,809 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 746,559 number | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 777,861 number | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 807,369 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 833,703 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 855,105 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 880,487 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 906,675 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 933,414 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 960,780 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 988,499 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million number | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.22 million number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.25 million number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.27 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.29 million number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.31 million number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.35 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.42 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.45 million number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.48 million number | +2.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.48 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 5.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.48 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 8.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 443,735 number | 389,876 number | 484,681 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 575,784 number | 492,849 number | 669,237 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 814,630 number | 691,321 number | 933,414 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million number | 960,780 number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million number | 1.48 million number | 1.48 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 4 Pakistan 2.51 million number compare
- 5 Indonesia 2.35 million number compare
- 6 United States of America 1.98 million number compare
- 8 Brazil 1.46 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.43 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.36 million number compare
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ethiopia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ethiopia was 1.48 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 389,876 number in 1970.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.