School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 1.43 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ethiopia, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ethiopia stood at 1.43 million. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ethiopia peaked at 1.43 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 564,902, in 1997.
That places Ethiopia 10th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 564,902 | — |
| 1998 | 579,889 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 594,140 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 608,041 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 616,329 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 620,927 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 630,935 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 662,312 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 701,726 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 746,036 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 790,689 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 821,859 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 856,394 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 896,083 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 935,647 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 982,365 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 million | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.09 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.17 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.20 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.33 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.35 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.39 million | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 1.43 million | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 579,644 | 564,902 | 594,140 | 3 |
| 2000s | 705,525 | 608,041 | 856,394 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million | 896,083 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million | 1.26 million | 1.43 million | 6 |
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More education data for Ethiopia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0498 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ethiopia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ethiopia was 1.43 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 564,902 in 1997.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release