Secondary education, teachers in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Secondary education, teachers was 22.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Ethiopia, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 22.9% for secondary education, teachers in 2024.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Ethiopia peaked at 26.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 182nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.0% | — |
| 1972 | 15.7% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 14.8% | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | -29.8% |
| 1992 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +82.1% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -31.3% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 18.9% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 16.7% | 26.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 19.6% | 22.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Ethiopia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Ethiopia was 22.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Ethiopia ranks 182nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.