Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.8995 GPIA in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia is 0.8995 GPIA, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5585 GPIA, in 2005.
Ethiopia ranks 182nd of 183 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9587 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6513 GPIA | -32.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6334 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5585 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5641 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7859 GPIA | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6954 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6246 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8069 GPIA | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9038 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.909 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8995 GPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7515 GPIA | 0.5585 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8798 GPIA | 0.8069 GPIA | 0.909 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 179 Angola 0.928 GPIA compare
- 180 New Zealand 0.9167 GPIA compare
- 181 Dominican Republic 0.9091 GPIA compare
- 183 Ireland 0.8959 GPIA compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
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 0.8995 GPIA 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 1.02 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5585 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ethiopia ranks 182nd out of 183 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 61.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release