Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 71.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ethiopia is 71.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ethiopia peaked at 79.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2016.
That places Ethiopia 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.0% | — |
| 2001 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 71.9% | +2.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 71.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.1%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 71.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.2% | 68.1% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 64.9% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 68.7% | 71.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ethiopia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ethiopia was 71.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2016.
- How does Ethiopia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release