School age population, upper secondary education, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 2.98 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.98 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
12th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.98 million
in 2025
All-time low
1.02 million
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Ethiopia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 2.98 million for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Ethiopia peaked at 2.98 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million, in 1970.
Ethiopia ranks 12th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.02 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.05 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.08 million | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.10 million | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.14 million | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.19 million | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 1.24 million | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 1.30 million | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 1.34 million | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.39 million | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.41 million | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.42 million | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.50 million | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 1.55 million | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.61 million | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.66 million | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.71 million | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.76 million | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.81 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.86 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.92 million | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.99 million | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 2.08 million | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 2.17 million | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 2.26 million | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 2.34 million | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.43 million | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 2.50 million | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.25 million | -50.1% |
| 1999 | 1.28 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.30 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.31 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.35 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.43 million | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.52 million | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.61 million | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.69 million | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.75 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.90 million | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.99 million | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.08 million | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.23 million | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.30 million | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.37 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.43 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.49 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.56 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.62 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.75 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.81 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.88 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.93 million | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 2.98 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.19 million | 1.02 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 million | 1.41 million | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.02 million | 1.25 million | 2.50 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 million | 1.30 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 million | 1.99 million | 2.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 million | 2.69 million | 2.98 million | 6 |
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 school age population, upper secondary education, male in Ethiopia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Ethiopia was 2.98 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million in 1970.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 12th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release