Number of pupils in primary education fell 3.92% to 15,717 '000 in Ethiopia in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of pupils in primary education in Ethiopia reached an all time high of 16,998 '000 in 2018 and an all time low of 655 '000 in 1971.
Ethiopia has been ranked 7th within the group of 135 countries we follow in terms of number of pupils in primary education, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Pupils (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Chad | '000 | 2,270 | 2,213 | 2,061 | 2,420 | 2,469 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | '000 | ... | 62.9 | 61.8 | 61.8 | 63.0 | 68.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Egypt | '000 | ... | ... | 11,764 | 12,161 | 12,643 | 13,265 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Eritrea | '000 | 362 | 354 | 347 | 350 | 347 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | '000 | 16,198 | 16,695 | 16,845 | 16,998 | 16,358 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | '000 | 8,169 | 8,290 | ... | ... | 6,413 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Somalia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| South Sudan | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,274 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sudan | '000 | 4,518 | 4,762 | 4,900 | 5,118 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | '000 | 8,298 | 8,639 | 9,316 | 10,112 | 10,605 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | '000 | 8,264 | 8,656 | 8,841 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Yemen | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,900 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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