Education in Ethiopia

1,800 indicators covering education for Ethiopia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 5.8% 2023 down 18.3% 45th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.0% 2015 up 63.9% 111th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 44.3% 2015 down 17.2% 34th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 16.9% 2015 up 230.1% 189th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9887 GPI 2015 up 42.9% 128th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 17.1% 2015 up 131.0% 189th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 4 years 2025 unchanged 7th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 106th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 51.9% 2012 up 55.6% 179th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 102,976 2024 down 12.3% 7th
Progression to secondary school, male 92.0% 2014 down 7.9% 112th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 55.7% 2015 up 19.8% 157th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 757,175 number 2014 up 339.9% 41st
School enrollment, secondary, female 30.3% 2015 up 163.0% 142nd
School enrollment, secondary, male 31.3% 2015 up 68.5% 142nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 44.3% 2015 down 17.2% 35th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 77.5% 2024 down 4.1% 180th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 2,193 millions 2014 up 633.4% 83rd
Progression to secondary school, female 90.9% 2014 down 7.1% 113th
Expenditure on tertiary education 47.9% 2015 up 22.3% 2nd
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.7% 2015 up 37.8% 62nd
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 7,578 number 2018 up 77.6% 106th
Literacy rate, youth female 80.9% 2022 up 85.4% 85th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 6.5% 2023 down 18.6% 48th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 47.0% 2015 down 3.1% 7th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 43,854 2024 down 1.5% 7th
Children out of school, primary 4.24 million 2024 up 31.0% 4th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 4.24 million 2024 up 31.0% 4th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 44,538 2024 down 13.6% 10th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 22.5% 2024 up 17.4% 28th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 88,409 number 2011 up 148.9% 29th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 58.6% 2015 up 3.8% 142nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 52.7% 2015 up 67.2% 165th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 41.4% 2015 down 4.9% 48th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 47.3% 2015 down 31.0% 25th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 179,037 2024 up 184.7% 20th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 726,754 2023 up 320.6% 1st
Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.44 million number 2015 up 162.8% 21st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 224 2023 up 61.2% 70th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 93,508 2024 up 413.2% 30th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 28.9% 2011 up 13.4% 121st
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 25,538 number 2011 up 182.2% 43rd
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 16.7% 2024 down 35.6% 42nd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 623,874 2023 up 223.2% 1st
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 44,379 2024 up 276.5% 32nd
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 24.8% 2024 up 32.3% 144th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 134,658 2024 up 163.5% 13th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 19.3% 2024 up 103.4% 141st
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 82.0% 2015 up 41.8% 136th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 1,983 number 2014 up 6,982.1% 85th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 18,037 2024 up 943.8% 55th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 88.3% 2015 up 37.0% 120th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 6.8% 2014 down 3.3% 34th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 7.1% 2014 down 12.5% 42nd
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 75,471 2024 up 357.6% 19th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 131,483 2024 up 148.3% 2nd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 45,963 2024 down 6.2% 3rd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 5.6% 2023 down 19.8% 49th