Ethiopia is home to about 13 million children under 5 years of age - approximately 16 per cent of the total population of 96 million. By 2050, Ethiopia will have 58 million children under 18 years (6% of Africa).

In Ethiopia, 88 percent of children, who are mostly concentrated in rural areas, live in multidimensional poverty lacking access to at least three of the fundamental needs such as adequate nutrition, education, health, and shelter. There are high disparities through rural and urban areas in terms of the prevalence of deprivations.

2025年1月23日 · In 2023, Ethiopia had a total school-aged population of 35,444,482 children, about 52% of them primary school-aged. In the same year, only 22,949,597 children were enrolled in schools, leaving ...

38.4 per cent of Ethiopian children are stunted, only 39 per cent of children aged 12-23 months received all basic vaccination, and 67 in every 1,000 children die before their fifth birthday. More than half of the preschool-age children do not have access to pre-primary education to build a solid foundation for their school success.

2025年1月23日 · In 2023, Ethiopia had a total school-aged population of 35,444,482 children, about 52% of them primary school-aged. In the same year, only 22,949,597 children were enrolled in schools, leaving ...

Percentage of children under age 5 whose births are registered. Percentage of women (aged 20-24 years) married or in union before age 18. Percentage of children (aged 5-17 years) …

2018年8月7日 · UNICEF’s humanitarian cash transfer renews a mother’s courage to give a bright future for her children See the story

2025年1月7日 · Over nine million children are currently out of school across Ethiopia due to conflict, violence and natural disasters, with more than 6,000 schools shut down, according to the United Nations.

2024年12月5日 · Children, women and persons with disabilities in Ethiopia face significant risks due to armed conflict, violence, climate shocks, disease outbreaks, new refugee influxes and large-scale...

In 2022 alone, over 248,600 irregular migrant Ethiopians journeyed to Yemen, with 11% of them being children under 18, highly susceptible to significant protection risks.