Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 55.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 55.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2015.
That represents a change of up 23.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia peaked at 98.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2009.
Ethiopia ranks 157th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.1% | — |
| 2000 | 96.4% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 97.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 86.9% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | -39.8% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 40.5% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 40.8% | 55.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia was 55.7% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2009.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ethiopia ranks 157th out of 190 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release