Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general was 58.6% 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 58.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2015.
The figure is up 24.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia peaked at 97.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2010.
Ethiopia ranks 142nd of 188 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 … male general in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.7% | — |
| 2000 | 95.5% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 96.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | -31.8% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +24.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 58.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 81.7%, 72% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 58.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.0%, 64% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 47.5% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 44.3% | 58.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 900,151 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 58.6% 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 97.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2010.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ethiopia ranks 142nd out of 188 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 3.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release