Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 17.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ethiopia, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 17.1% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 131.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 18.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, 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, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.9% | — |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +45.1% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -48.6% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +41.1% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 6.6% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.1% | 18.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 186 Chad 22.6% compare
- 187 Madagascar 21.5% compare
- 188 Papua New Guinea 19.8% compare
- 190 Burkina Faso 17.0% compare
- 191 Burundi 16.2% compare
- 192 Niger 12.4% 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, male in Ethiopia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ethiopia was 17.1% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.0%. 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, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release