Ethiopia vs Uganda: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Ethiopia
29.5%
in 2025
Uganda
29.3%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
154th
Uganda rank
155th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 29.5% against 29.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uganda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 154th and Uganda ranks 155th of 164 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 8.9% | 4.0% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 10.8% | 4.3% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 17.4% | 5.7% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 25.0% | 4.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 27.8% | 0.4% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Ethiopia, at 29.5% against 29.3% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Ethiopia ranks 154th and Uganda ranks 155th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release