Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 70.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia stood at 70.3%.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 82.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 28.7% | — |
| 1995 | 33.1% | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | +19.6% |
| 1997 | 45.1% | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 45.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 71.8% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 28.7% | 45.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 48.1% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 74.2% | 82.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 70.3% | 71.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia was 70.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release