Lower secondary completion rate, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 21.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Ethiopia, 1987–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, female in Ethiopia stood at 21.1%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Ethiopia peaked at 28.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1999.
Ethiopia ranks 182nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 13.5% | — |
| 1988 | 14.9% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | -26.6% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +85.8% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +64.3% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 13.5% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 7.1% | 10.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 13.2% | 21.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 22.6% | 28.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 21.1% | 21.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 587,015 (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Ethiopia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Ethiopia was 21.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.