Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 17.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia is 17.4%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 233.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 17.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2003.
Ethiopia ranks 177th of 182 countries on this measure, 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 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.5% | — |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | -32.9% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +62.9% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -51.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +47.1% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.0% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 3.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.4% | 17.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 174 Madagascar 22.1% compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 20.2% compare
- 176 Malawi 19.3% compare
- 178 Chad 10.2% compare
- 179 Niger 9.1% compare
- 180 Central African Republic 7.0% compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 413,109 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia was 17.4% 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 17.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th out of 182 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 233.6%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.