Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender was 0.9561 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Ethiopia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Ethiopia stood at 0.9561 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9561 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7066 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 35th out of 42 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7066 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.8197 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7701 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7789 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9361 GPIA | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9349 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9561 GPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7655 GPIA | 0.7066 GPIA | 0.8197 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8833 GPIA | 0.7789 GPIA | 0.9361 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9561 GPIA | 0.9561 GPIA | 0.9561 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 32 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9776 GPIA compare
- 33 Zambia 0.9654 GPIA compare
- 34 Nepal 0.9623 GPIA compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 0.9196 GPIA compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9016 GPIA compare
- 38 Cameroon 0.8966 GPIA compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 151,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,906 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.17 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 413,109 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Ethiopia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Ethiopia was 0.9561 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9561 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7066 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th out of 42 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release