School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 10.61 million number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
10.61 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 205 countries
All-time high
10.61 million number
in 2020
All-time low
1.22 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia stood at 10.61 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia peaked at 10.61 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million number, in 1970.
Ethiopia ranks 8th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.22 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.25 million number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.29 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.33 million number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.38 million number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.42 million number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.47 million number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.48 million number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.48 million number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.48 million number | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.49 million number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.51 million number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.56 million number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.62 million number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 1.70 million number | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 1.78 million number | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 1.87 million number | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.95 million number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 2.02 million number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 2.08 million number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 2.15 million number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 2.23 million number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.30 million number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.39 million number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 2.50 million number | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 2.63 million number | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.77 million number | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 2.90 million number | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 5.75 million number | +98.3% |
| 1999 | 5.94 million number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 6.10 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 6.25 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 6.35 million number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.47 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.64 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.85 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7.11 million number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.40 million number | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 7.72 million number | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 8.06 million number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 8.41 million number | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 8.77 million number | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 9.09 million number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 9.39 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 9.64 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 9.86 million number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 10.04 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.20 million number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 10.35 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.49 million number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 10.61 million number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.38 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 million number | 1.49 million number | 2.08 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 million number | 2.15 million number | 5.94 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.90 million number | 6.10 million number | 8.06 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.62 million number | 8.41 million number | 10.49 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.61 million number | 10.61 million number | 10.61 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 5 Brazil 14.03 million number compare
- 6 Indonesia 13.92 million number compare
- 7 United States 12.42 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 9.04 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 8.54 million number compare
- 11 Russia 7.70 million number compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 151,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,906 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.17 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 413,109 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia was 10.61 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 1970.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.