School enrollment, primary, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School enrollment, primary, male was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Ethiopia, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 87.3% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 117.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1971.
Ethiopia ranks 182nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.9% | — |
| 1972 | 21.9% | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 24.4% | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 26.3% | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 28.7% | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 30.1% | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 28.6% | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 34.0% | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 43.0% | +26.6% |
| 1981 | 50.0% | +16.4% |
| 1982 | 52.7% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 53.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 50.8% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 46.5% | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 45.4% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 50.6% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 47.6% | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 42.7% | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 38.4% | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 29.9% | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 45.7% | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 51.9% | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 61.9% | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 62.5% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 105.6% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 117.5% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 105.3% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4% | 20.9% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 43.0% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 26.5% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.1% | 62.5% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 91.6% | 105.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 86.7% | 117.5% | 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 school enrollment, primary, male in Ethiopia?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Ethiopia was 87.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 117.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 182nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.