Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 52.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ethiopia is 52.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ethiopia peaked at 73.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2014.
Ethiopia ranks 8th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.6% | — |
| 2001 | 71.5% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.9% | 49.6% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 43.7% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 47.3% | 52.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 5 South Sudan 58.7% compare
- 6 Mali 58.2% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 55.6% compare
- 9 Djibouti 51.9% compare
- 10 Liberia 51.3% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 50.3% compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 900,151 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ethiopia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ethiopia was 52.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2014.
- How does Ethiopia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release