Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.12 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2015, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia stood at 1.12 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia peaked at 1.39 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4552 GPIA, in 2001.
Ethiopia ranks 15th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 0.489 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.4771 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4552 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.24 GPIA | +172.0% |
| 2003 | 1.35 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 1.36 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.36 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.39 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.19 GPIA | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 1.25 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.13 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.489 GPIA | 0.489 GPIA | 0.489 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.13 GPIA | 0.4552 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.52 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 9.91 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.74 % change on previous year (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 1.12 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 1.39 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4552 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th out of 160 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 down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release