Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 45.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 45.8% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 56.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1999.
Ethiopia ranks 153rd of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.4% | — |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 26.8% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 49.4% | 56.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ethiopia was 45.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 153rd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release