Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 17.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
17.7%
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
178th
of 182 countries
All-time high
19.3%
in 2012
All-time low
6.4%
in 2003
Years of data
18
1994–2015

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ethiopia, 1994–2015

51015201994200420151994: 9.1 %1995: 9.3 %1996: 9.8 %1999: 8.9 %2000: 9.9 %2001: 13.8 %2002: 11.9 %2003: 6.4 %2004: 7.6 %2005: 7.8 %2006: 9.7 %2007: 13.9 %2008: 14.8 %2009: 17.9 %2010: 19.1 %2011: 19.1 %2012: 19.3 %2015: 17.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 17.7% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2015.

The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 127.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 19.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2003.

That places Ethiopia 178th out of 182 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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) in Ethiopia, 1994 to 2015.
Year % Change
1994 9.1%
1995 9.3% +2.1%
1996 9.8% +6.0%
1999 8.9% -9.9%
2000 9.9% +11.1%
2001 13.8% +40.5%
2002 11.9% -13.9%
2003 6.4% -46.7%
2004 7.6% +20.2%
2005 7.8% +1.7%
2006 9.7% +25.3%
2007 13.9% +42.2%
2008 14.8% +7.0%
2009 17.9% +20.5%
2010 19.1% +7.0%
2011 19.1% -0.0%
2012 19.3% +0.9%
2015 17.7% -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.3% 8.9% 9.8% 4
2000s 11.4% 6.4% 17.9% 10
2010s 18.8% 17.7% 19.3% 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 175 Chad 23.5% compare
  2. 176 Madagascar 22.2% compare
  3. 177 Malawi 21.5% compare
  4. 179 Niger 13.6% compare
  5. 180 Equatorial Guinea 13.3% compare
  6. 181 Central African Republic 11.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ethiopia?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ethiopia was 17.7% 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 19.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2003.
How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
Ethiopia ranks 178th out of 182 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 127.4%. 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,271 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.