Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 44.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Ethiopia, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Ethiopia is 44.9%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Ethiopia peaked at 58.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2007.
Ethiopia ranks 7th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58.9% | — |
| 2000 | 57.0% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | -2.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 44.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.0%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 44.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.9% | 58.9% | 58.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 34.5% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 37.9% | 46.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 4 Burkina Faso 48.2% compare
- 5 Djibouti 47.6% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 45.4% compare
- 8 Honduras 44.0%
- 9 Guinea 42.8% compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 40.7%
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, male in Ethiopia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Ethiopia was 44.9% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th out of 134 countries with data for 2015.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.