Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 45.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ethiopia, 1994–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 45.8% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2017.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 49.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 177th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 15.3% | — |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 15.3% | 18.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 19.0% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 42.5% | 48.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.52 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 9.91 % change on previous year (2012)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ethiopia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ethiopia was 45.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.