Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 27.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.2%
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
169th
of 176 countries
All-time high
31.1%
in 2022
All-time low
9.1%
in 1999
Years of data
9
1999–2024
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia stood at 27.2%.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 31.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1999.
Ethiopia ranks 169th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.1% | — |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +115.5% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 11.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 24.1% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 27.2% | 31.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ethiopia was 27.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 169th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release