Secondary education, pupils in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Secondary education, pupils was 48.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Ethiopia, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Ethiopia is 48.5%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Ethiopia peaked at 48.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1971.
That places Ethiopia 133rd out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 24.9% | — |
| 1972 | 25.4% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 27.4% | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 35.8% | +30.8% |
| 1991 | 42.9% | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 45.2% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 46.3% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 45.6% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 44.2% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 40.3% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 24.9% | 27.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 40.3% | 46.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 36.3% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 44.9% | 48.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 130 Syrian Arab Republic 48.6% compare
- 131 Antigua and Barbuda 48.5% compare
- 132 Gibraltar 48.5% compare
- 134 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 48.5% compare
- 135 Andorra 48.3% compare
- 136 Republic of Moldova 48.3% compare
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 secondary education, pupils in Ethiopia?
- Secondary education, pupils in Ethiopia was 48.5% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Ethiopia ranks 133rd out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.