Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 0.9884 GPIA in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
0.9884 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
197th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 1993
All-time low
0.9632 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
25
1971–2015
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ethiopia, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.9884 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ethiopia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9632 GPIA, in 1971.
Ethiopia ranks 197th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9632 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9745 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.992 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9918 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9795 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9797 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9737 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9787 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9905 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9833 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9899 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.999 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9884 GPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9766 GPIA | 0.9632 GPIA | 0.992 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9876 GPIA | 0.9737 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9981 GPIA | 0.9884 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 194 Kuwait 0.9914 GPIA compare
- 195 Martinique 0.9897 GPIA compare
- 196 South Africa 0.9888 GPIA compare
- 198 Colombia 0.9879 GPIA compare
- 199 United Kingdom 0.9874 GPIA compare
- 200 Guinea 0.9867 GPIA compare
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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ethiopia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ethiopia was 0.9884 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9632 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Ethiopia ranks 197th out of 211 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release