Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Ethiopia, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Ethiopia is 0.9%, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 1.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1971.
Ethiopia ranks 128th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3% | — |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +99.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +20.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +29.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -14.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +68.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -42.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 900,151 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Ethiopia was 0.9% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 128th out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release