Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) was 16.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia stood at 16.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 230.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 16.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2003.
That places Ethiopia 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.3% | — |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -29.7% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +68.2% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -53.6% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +45.6% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +8.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 16.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.1%, 67% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 16.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.7%, 46% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -53.6% | 9.0% | 4.2% |
| 2001 | +68.2% | 6.2% | 10.5% |
| 1999 | -29.7% | 7.4% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 7.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 4.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.7% | 16.9% | 4 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia was 16.9% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.1%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release