Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 105,958 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Ethiopia, 1987–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Ethiopia stood at 105,958 number.
The figure is down 24.8% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Ethiopia peaked at 181,190 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 42,711 number, in 1987.
Ethiopia ranks 9th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 42,711 number | — |
| 1988 | 56,911 number | +33.2% |
| 1994 | 64,816 number | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 75,780 number | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 82,182 number | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 87,304 number | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 82,759 number | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 81,111 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 124,193 number | +53.1% |
| 2009 | 140,437 number | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 181,190 number | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 172,798 number | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 170,557 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 140,934 number | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 105,958 number | -24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49,811 number | 42,711 number | 56,911 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 78,568 number | 64,816 number | 87,304 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 115,247 number | 81,111 number | 140,437 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 154,287 number | 105,958 number | 181,190 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0498 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Ethiopia?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Ethiopia was 105,958 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 181,190 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,711 number in 1987.
- How does Ethiopia rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.