Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 17 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
17 years
in 1998
All-time low
15 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Ethiopia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to upper secondary education in Ethiopia is 17 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Ethiopia peaked at 17 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 15 years, in 1970.
That places Ethiopia 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15 years | — |
| 1971 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17 years | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4 years | 15 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 Tokelau 16 years compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 18 years compare
- 2 Anguilla 15 years compare
- 2 Cook Islands 15 years compare
- 2 Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Lithuania 17 years compare
- 2 Montserrat 15 years compare
- 2 Namibia 17 years compare
- 2 Niger 17 years compare
- 2 Niue 15 years compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Uganda 17 years 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 official entrance age to upper secondary education in Ethiopia?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Ethiopia was 17 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 17 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 years in 1970.
- How does Ethiopia rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Ethiopia ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release