Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 2.06 million number in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Ethiopia, 1994–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Ethiopia is 2.06 million number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Ethiopia peaked at 2.06 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 165,708 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, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 165,708 number | — |
| 1995 | 166,890 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 175,182 number | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 197,142 number | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 362,118 number | +83.7% |
| 2000 | 400,018 number | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 462,102 number | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 547,467 number | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 618,910 number | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 710,900 number | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 847,897 number | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million number | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million number | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million number | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 1.48 million number | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million number | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 1.82 million number | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 1.99 million number | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.05 million number | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.06 million number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 213,408 number | 165,708 number | 362,118 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 873,220 number | 400,018 number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 million number | 1.64 million number | 2.06 million number | 6 |
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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Ethiopia?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Ethiopia was 2.06 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,708 number in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.