Ethiopia vs Uganda: Lower secondary completion rate, total

Ethiopia
21.4%
in 2023
Uganda
26.3%
in 2017
Ethiopia rank
182nd
Uganda rank
179th

Lower secondary completion rate, total over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 26.3% against 21.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 182nd and Uganda ranks 179th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 11.4% 10.1% 1.4% Ethiopia
2000s 26.8% 24.1% 2.7% Ethiopia
2010s 26.4% 27.1% 0.7% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Ethiopia or Uganda?
Uganda, at 26.3% against 21.4% in Ethiopia as of 2017.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Ethiopia and Uganda?
4.9%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?
Ethiopia ranks 182nd and Uganda ranks 179th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.