Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 40.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia, 1994–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia stood at 40.9%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 44.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1999.
That places Ethiopia 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 13.3% | — |
| 1995 | 12.7% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 13.2% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 39.5% | 44.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 177 Marshall Islands 45.0% compare
- 178 Madagascar 44.5% compare
- 179 Nigeria 43.2% compare
- 181 Malawi 40.1% compare
- 182 Mozambique 36.7% compare
- 183 Tuvalu 36.4% compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 587,015 (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia was 40.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.