Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 1.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
1.2%
Change on year
up 23.6%
World rank
16th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2015
All-time low
0.9%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2009–2015
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ethiopia, 2009–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2015, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ethiopia stood at 1.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.6% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
That places Ethiopia 16th out of 168 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.9% | — |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 4 |
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 percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ethiopia was 1.2% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
- Ethiopia ranks 16th out of 168 countries with data for 2015.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release