School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 2.73 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.73 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
9th
of 204 countries
All-time high
2.73 million number
in 2020
All-time low
639,054 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia is 2.73 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia peaked at 2.73 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 639,054 number, in 1970.
That places Ethiopia 9th out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 639,054 number | — |
| 1971 | 658,950 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 679,741 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 703,513 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 729,042 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 755,153 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 777,356 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 779,969 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 780,189 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 783,071 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 789,754 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 802,056 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 832,643 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 870,532 number | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 913,259 number | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 959,960 number | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.04 million number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.07 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.14 million number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.18 million number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.28 million number | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million number | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 1.42 million number | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 1.49 million number | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.53 million number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.56 million number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.60 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.64 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.68 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.77 million number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.83 million number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.98 million number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.06 million number | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.15 million number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.24 million number | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.32 million number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.40 million number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.45 million number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.50 million number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.54 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.58 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.62 million number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.65 million number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.68 million number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.70 million number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.73 million number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 728,604 number | 639,054 number | 783,071 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 937,366 number | 789,754 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.60 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.90 million number | 1.64 million number | 2.24 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 million number | 2.32 million number | 2.70 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 million number | 2.73 million number | 2.73 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 6 United States of America 4.16 million number compare
- 7 Brazil 3.33 million number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 2.98 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.31 million number compare
- 11 Mexico 2.22 million number compare
- 12 Philippines 2.18 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia was 2.73 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 639,054 number in 1970.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.