Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 70.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia stood at 70.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia peaked at 70.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.8% | — |
| 2005 | 59.1% | +44.9% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 40.8% | 59.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 69.2% | 70.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 70.6% | 70.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 151,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,906 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.17 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 413,109 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ethiopia was 70.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release