Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 12.8% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Ethiopia, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Ethiopia is 12.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Ethiopia peaked at 12.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1981.
Ethiopia ranks 154th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 151 Madagascar 14.5% compare
- 152 Somalia 14.4% compare
- 153 Mali 14.4% compare
- 155 Vanuatu 12.1% compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 11.0% compare
- 157 Mozambique 10.6% compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Ethiopia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Ethiopia was 12.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1981.
- How does Ethiopia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Ethiopia ranks 154th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release