Lower secondary completion rate, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 21.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Ethiopia, 1987–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Ethiopia is 21.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Ethiopia peaked at 33.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1999.
That places Ethiopia 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 21.9% | — |
| 1988 | 23.8% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | -47.3% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | +109.8% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +44.7% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 21.9% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 11.0% | 13.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 23.0% | 33.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 26.6% | 29.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.7% | 22.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 181 Chad 23.2% compare
- 182 Burkina Faso 23.2% compare
- 183 Gabon 22.8% compare
- 185 Equatorial Guinea 19.0% compare
- 186 Niger 11.6% compare
- 187 Central African Republic 10.8% compare
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, male in Ethiopia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Ethiopia was 21.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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, male (% 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.