4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) was 27.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Ethiopia, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Ethiopia is 27.2, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Ethiopia peaked at 28 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2002 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 9 | -30.8% |
| 2006 | 15 | +66.7% |
| 2007 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 18 | +80.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 16 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 21 | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 25 | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 27.2 | -2.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 27.2 is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.2, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 27.2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +80.0% | 10 | 18 |
| 2006 | +66.7% | 9 | 15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4 | 7 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5 | 16 | 28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.92 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 77.54 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 900,151 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Ethiopia?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Ethiopia was 27.2 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2019.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Ethiopia ranks 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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