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Ethiopia: Over-age students, primary

12.12percent · 2015-50.1% since 2004

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education. Annual figures for Ethiopia from 1987 to 2015.

19872015

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201512.123
201413.375
201215.936
201117.471
201019.457
200918.456
200819.268
200720.321
200621.238
200521.189
200424.301
200325.532
200225.13
200124.893
200022.993
199926.951
199831.683
199624.116
199523.335
199423.311
198925.042
198825.042
198724.68

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World Bank (2026). Over-age students, primary. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-over-age-students-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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