Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)
Ethiopia
35.2%
in 2025
Rwanda
38.2%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
148th
Rwanda rank
145th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) over time
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 38.2% against 35.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Rwanda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 148th and Rwanda ranks 145th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.0% | 4.6% | 1.5% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.9% | 0.5% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 10.1% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 22.9% | 0.6% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 34.5% | 2.4% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data), Ethiopia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 38.2% against 35.2% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 3.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Ethiopia ranks 148th and Rwanda ranks 145th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (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