Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 73.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ethiopia stood at 73.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ethiopia peaked at 86.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2016.
That places Ethiopia 11th 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, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.0% | — |
| 2001 | 85.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 73.1% | +1.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 73.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 73.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.9% | 75.3% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 69.1% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 71.5% | 73.1% | 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, female in Ethiopia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ethiopia was 73.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2016.
- How does Ethiopia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release