Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 4.42 million number in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
4.42 million number
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.42 million number
in 2017
All-time low
357,428 number
in 1994
Years of data
21
1994–2017

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia, 1994–2017

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1994200520171994: 357.4k number1995: 376.2k number1996: 407.9k number1997: 462.9k number1999: 880.1k number2000: 982.6k number2001: 1.2M number2002: 1.4M number2003: 1.7M number2004: 2.0M number2005: 2.3M number2006: 2.7M number2007: 3.1M number2008: 3.3M number2009: 3.4M number2010: 3.6M number2011: 3.9M number2012: 4.2M number2014: 4.0M number2015: 4.2M number2017: 4.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 4.42 million number for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia peaked at 4.42 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 357,428 number, in 1994.

Ethiopia ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Ethiopia, 1994 to 2017.
Year number Change
1994 357,428 number
1995 376,230 number +5.3%
1996 407,851 number +8.4%
1997 462,886 number +13.5%
1999 880,061 number +90.1%
2000 982,625 number +11.7%
2001 1.17 million number +18.7%
2002 1.44 million number +23.8%
2003 1.71 million number +18.2%
2004 1.96 million number +14.8%
2005 2.29 million number +16.9%
2006 2.75 million number +19.9%
2007 3.06 million number +11.6%
2008 3.27 million number +6.9%
2009 3.37 million number +2.8%
2010 3.61 million number +7.3%
2011 3.88 million number +7.5%
2012 4.21 million number +8.5%
2014 4.02 million number -4.7%
2015 4.23 million number +5.4%
2017 4.42 million number +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 496,891 number 357,428 number 880,061 number 5
2000s 2.20 million number 982,625 number 3.37 million number 10
2010s 4.06 million number 3.61 million number 4.42 million number 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 13 Vietnam 5.46 million number compare
  2. 14 Egypt 5.41 million number compare
  3. 15 Germany 4.52 million number compare
  4. 17 Colombia 3.46 million number compare
  5. 18 Japan 3.39 million number compare
  6. 19 France 3.38 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ethiopia was 4.42 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 4.42 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 357,428 number in 1994.
How does Ethiopia rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 4,801 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.