Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public was 0.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Ethiopia, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2015, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Ethiopia stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2004.
Ethiopia ranks 127th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.5% | — |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 5 |
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 public in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Ethiopia was 0.9% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public?
- Ethiopia ranks 127th out of 179 countries with data for 2015.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. 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 public 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