Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.8968 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Ethiopia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Ethiopia stood at 0.8968 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Ethiopia peaked at 0.8968 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.676 GPIA, in 1999.
Ethiopia ranks 56th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.676 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8244 GPIA | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7407 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7571 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7555 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.768 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7455 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8059 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7995 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8128 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7847 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.766 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7826 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7751 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7847 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7874 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8823 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8861 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8968 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.676 GPIA | 0.676 GPIA | 0.676 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7794 GPIA | 0.7407 GPIA | 0.8244 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7792 GPIA | 0.766 GPIA | 0.7874 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8884 GPIA | 0.8823 GPIA | 0.8968 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 53 India 0.9092 GPIA compare
- 54 Denmark 0.9007 GPIA compare
- 55 Saudi Arabia 0.9001 GPIA compare
- 57 Bhutan 0.8946 GPIA compare
- 58 North Macedonia 0.8921 GPIA compare
- 59 Liechtenstein 0.8906 GPIA compare
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Ethiopia was 0.8968 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8968 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.676 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Ethiopia ranks 56th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release