School age population, primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 17.10 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
17.10 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
7th
of 206 countries
All-time high
17.10 million number
in 2020
All-time low
4.23 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia is 17.10 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia peaked at 17.10 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.23 million number, in 1970.
Ethiopia ranks 7th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.23 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.36 million number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 4.52 million number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 4.69 million number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 4.85 million number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 4.99 million number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 5.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 5.15 million number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 5.19 million number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 5.25 million number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 5.34 million number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 5.46 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 5.67 million number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 5.92 million number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 6.17 million number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 6.41 million number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 6.62 million number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 6.83 million number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 7.06 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 7.30 million number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 7.55 million number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 7.82 million number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 8.16 million number | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 8.55 million number | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 8.94 million number | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 9.31 million number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 9.62 million number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 9.89 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 10.14 million number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 10.41 million number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 10.69 million number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 10.98 million number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 11.31 million number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 11.71 million number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 12.18 million number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 12.67 million number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 13.18 million number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 13.67 million number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 14.12 million number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 14.53 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 14.88 million number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 15.17 million number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.42 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 15.64 million number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 15.85 million number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 16.04 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.21 million number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.39 million number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 16.60 million number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.83 million number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 17.10 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.83 million number | 4.23 million number | 5.25 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.28 million number | 5.34 million number | 7.30 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.04 million number | 7.55 million number | 10.41 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.50 million number | 10.69 million number | 14.53 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.90 million number | 14.88 million number | 16.83 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.10 million number | 17.10 million number | 17.10 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 4 Indonesia 27.96 million number compare
- 5 Pakistan 25.11 million number compare
- 6 United States of America 24.65 million number compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.17 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 14.72 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 13.45 million number compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Ethiopia was 17.10 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.10 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.23 million number in 1970.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.