Ethiopia vs GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ethiopia
54.8%
in 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
24.0%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
10th
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
11th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ethiopia
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 54.8% against 24.0% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, a difference of 30.8%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.3 times GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 11th of 183 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.0% | 30.6% | 22.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 25.4% | 20.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 24.7% | 28.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Ethiopia or GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Ethiopia, at 54.8% against 24.0% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ethiopia and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- 30.8%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 11th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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