Adolescents out of school in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Adolescents out of school was 54.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Ethiopia, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Ethiopia is 54.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Ethiopia peaked at 65.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2012.
Ethiopia ranks 9th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.0% | — |
| 2000 | 63.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 45.1% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 42.1% | 49.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 51.1% | 54.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 6 Burkina Faso 59.3% compare
- 7 Chad 58.6% compare
- 8 Mali 56.3% compare
- 10 Guinea 51.5% compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 51.3% compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 51.0% 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 in Ethiopia?
- Adolescents out of school in Ethiopia was 54.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2012.
- How does Ethiopia rank for adolescents out of school?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.