School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 2.52 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Ethiopia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 2.52 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Ethiopia peaked at 2.52 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million number, in 1970.
Ethiopia ranks 13th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.12 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.15 million number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.18 million number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.21 million number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.24 million number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.27 million number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.31 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.33 million number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.34 million number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.34 million number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.35 million number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.35 million number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.38 million number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.43 million number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.48 million number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.54 million number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.61 million number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.68 million number | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.75 million number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.82 million number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.88 million number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.96 million number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 2.03 million number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.11 million number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 2.20 million number | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 2.29 million number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.39 million number | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 2.49 million number | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.24 million number | -50.3% |
| 1999 | 1.30 million number | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.36 million number | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.42 million number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.45 million number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.47 million number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.50 million number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.52 million number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.60 million number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.66 million number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.74 million number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.82 million number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.90 million number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.99 million number | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.07 million number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.16 million number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.24 million number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.32 million number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.38 million number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.43 million number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.48 million number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.52 million number | +1.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.52 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 561,892 number, 4.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.52 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 5.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -50.3% | 2.49 million number | 1.24 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.25 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.82 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 million number | 1.24 million number | 2.49 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.74 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 million number | 1.82 million number | 2.48 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 million number | 2.52 million number | 2.52 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.92 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 77.54 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Ethiopia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Ethiopia was 2.52 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million number in 1970.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 13th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.