Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 66.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ethiopia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 66.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 36.8% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ethiopia peaked at 66.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 64th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.5% | — |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +65.1% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +41.5% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +46.1% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +36.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 22.5% | 37.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 40.2% | 58.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0498 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ethiopia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ethiopia was 66.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 64th out of 80 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release