Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 92.4% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
92.4%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
124th
of 217 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 1999
All-time low
90.9%
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 %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ethiopia stood at 92.4%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ethiopia peaked at 99.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 90.9%, in 1971.
Ethiopia ranks 124th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 90.9% | — |
| 1972 | 92.4% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 94.9% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 99.4% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.7% | 90.9% | 94.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 99.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 91.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 91.7% | 92.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.55 million (2024)
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 92.4% 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 99.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.9% in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Ethiopia ranks 124th out of 217 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 down 1.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release