Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 44.3% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia stood at 44.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ethiopia peaked at 59.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1999.
That places Ethiopia 35th out of 168 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +94.3% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -28.1% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +401.0% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | +262.9% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | -19.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 44.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.2%, 2.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 44.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.8%, 4.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +401.0% | 2.6% | 13.1% |
| 2003 | +262.9% | 13.1% | 47.7% |
| 2000 | +94.3% | 1.9% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 2.6% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 44.3% | 59.2% | 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 44.3% 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 59.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th out of 168 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 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release