Ethiopia - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Ethiopia was 2,187,570 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,270,373 in 1995 and a minimum value of 2,187,570 in 2020.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1987 4,821,411
1988 4,941,038
1989 5,202,369
1994 7,228,304
1995 7,270,373
1996 7,103,331
1998 6,728,261
1999 6,643,489
2000 6,382,724
2001 6,085,635
2002 6,014,090
2003 6,143,478
2004 6,045,715
2005 4,919,386
2006 4,513,859
2007 3,955,683
2008 3,286,605
2009 3,441,635
2010 3,811,908
2011 3,293,817
2012 3,113,007
2014 2,194,044
2015 2,306,559
2020 2,187,570

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Ethiopia was 1,424,020 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,815,895 in 1995 and a minimum value of 1,313,512 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1987 2,563,803
1988 2,645,201
1989 2,757,744
1994 3,742,921
1995 3,815,895
1996 3,795,928
1998 3,681,167
1999 3,623,855
2000 3,481,518
2001 3,322,628
2002 3,280,205
2003 3,331,557
2004 3,233,906
2005 2,646,228
2006 2,404,305
2007 2,121,961
2008 1,793,533
2009 1,828,099
2010 2,023,872
2011 1,793,161
2012 1,697,298
2014 1,313,512
2015 1,394,680
2020 1,424,020

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Ethiopia was 16.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 84.43 in 1994, while its lowest value was 16.74 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1987 75.67
1988 75.37
1989 75.87
1994 84.43
1995 82.73
1996 79.69
1998 73.26
1999 70.26
2000 65.73
2001 61.04
2002 58.49
2003 57.36
2004 53.57
2005 42.14
2006 36.84
2007 31.39
2008 25.70
2009 25.46
2010 27.52
2011 23.91
2012 22.25
2014 16.74
2015 17.56
2020 16.85

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Ethiopia was 763,550 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,485,383 in 1994 and a minimum value of 763,550 in 2020.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1987 2,257,608
1988 2,295,837
1989 2,444,625
1994 3,485,383
1995 3,454,478
1996 3,307,403
1998 3,047,094
1999 3,019,596
2000 2,901,206
2001 2,763,405
2002 2,733,885
2003 2,811,921
2004 2,811,809
2005 2,273,158
2006 2,109,554
2007 1,833,722
2008 1,493,072
2009 1,613,536
2010 1,788,036
2011 1,500,656
2012 1,415,709
2014 880,532
2015 911,879
2020 763,550

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Ethiopia was 8.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 77.26 in 1994, while its lowest value was 8.83 in 2020.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1987 65.57
1988 64.74
1989 66.76
1994 77.26
1995 73.47
1996 68.05
1998 59.54
1999 57.51
2000 53.84
2001 49.93
2002 47.97
2003 47.63
2004 45.80
2005 35.55
2006 31.70
2007 26.54
2008 20.91
2009 21.97
2010 23.77
2011 19.58
2012 18.18
2014 11.00
2015 11.26
2020 8.83

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Ethiopia was 12.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 80.81 in 1994, while its lowest value was 12.79 in 2020.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1987 70.58
1988 70.03
1989 71.30
1994 80.81
1995 78.05
1996 73.81
1998 66.33
1999 63.83
2000 59.73
2001 55.43
2002 53.19
2003 52.45
2004 49.65
2005 38.81
2006 34.24
2007 28.94
2008 23.28
2009 23.69
2010 25.62
2011 21.72
2012 20.19
2014 13.84
2015 14.38
2020 12.79

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation