Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 69.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Ethiopia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Ethiopia stood at 69.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.8% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Ethiopia peaked at 69.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 61st out of 80 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.9% | — |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +42.4% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +39.9% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.0% | 31.9% | 45.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 51.6% | 62.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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, male in Ethiopia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Ethiopia was 69.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 61st out of 80 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release