Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 88.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Ethiopia, 1987–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 88.3% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in 2015.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 88.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 120th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 34.4% | — |
| 1988 | 35.3% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 33.2% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | -31.6% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 32.0% | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 40.5% | +26.6% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 50.1% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 88.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 78.0%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 88.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -31.6% | 33.2% | 22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.3% | 33.2% | 35.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 22.7% | 42.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 46.2% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 76.0% | 88.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Ethiopia?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Ethiopia was 88.3% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 120th out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.