School age population, early childhood education, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School age population, early childhood education, female was 5.40 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.40 million
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
9th
of 207 countries
All-time high
5.40 million
in 2025
All-time low
3.03 million
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
School age population, early childhood education, female in Ethiopia, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Ethiopia is 5.40 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Ethiopia peaked at 5.40 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.03 million, in 1997.
Ethiopia ranks 9th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.03 million | — |
| 1998 | 3.15 million | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 3.27 million | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 3.38 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.48 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.58 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.67 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.76 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.84 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.93 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.02 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.10 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.19 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.27 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.34 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.44 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.46 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.50 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.52 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.54 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.58 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.66 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 4.79 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.93 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 5.08 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 5.24 million | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 5.40 million | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.15 million | 3.03 million | 3.27 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.79 million | 3.38 million | 4.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.45 million | 4.27 million | 4.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.02 million | 4.66 million | 5.40 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 6 Pakistan 6.15 million compare
- 7 Mexico 6.08 million compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.60 million compare
- 10 Bangladesh 4.77 million compare
- 11 Russian Federation 4.12 million compare
- 12 South Africa 4.07 million compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Ethiopia?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Ethiopia was 5.40 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.40 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.03 million in 1997.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release