Adolescents out of school, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Adolescents out of school, female was 54.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Ethiopia, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school, female in Ethiopia stood at 54.2%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Ethiopia peaked at 74.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2012.
That places Ethiopia 9th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.6% | — |
| 2000 | 73.2% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 54.2% | +3.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 54.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 54.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.6% | 74.6% | 74.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 49.9% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 43.4% | 50.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 51.4% | 54.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 6 Mali 59.5% compare
- 7 Senegal 58.5% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 55.5% compare
- 10 Cameroon 49.0% compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 48.5% compare
- 12 Cape Verde 48.2% compare
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 adolescents out of school, female in Ethiopia?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Ethiopia was 54.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2012.
- How does Ethiopia rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.