Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 11.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ethiopia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ethiopia is 11.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 186.0% on the previous year and up 140.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ethiopia peaked at 11.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2005.
Ethiopia ranks 69th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +57.2% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +104.8% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +186.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 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, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ethiopia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ethiopia was 11.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2005.
- How does Ethiopia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Ethiopia ranks 69th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release