Education in Ethiopia

1,800 indicators covering education for Ethiopia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 0.9% 2015 down 20.1% 128th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 84.9% 2015 down 81.3% 91st
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 10.77 million 2024 up 33.4% 1st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 45.2% 2024 down 11.4% 176th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 54.2% 2024 up 8.2% 10th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 35.0% 2024 up 16.1% 11th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 15.5% 2024 down 36.9% 31st
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 3.18 million 2024 up 30.4% 2nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 55.4% 2024 up 15.7% 7th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 3.35 million 2024 up 39.6% 2nd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 20.7% 2024 down 23.0% 37th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 48,058 2024 up 18.1% 5th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 55,433 2024 up 8.7% 3rd
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 26.7% 2024 down 2.4% 178th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2014 down 66.9% 106th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both 0.0% 2014 down 66.4% 111th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.9432 GPIA 2024 up 4.7% 40th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 15.0% 2024 down 35.3% 31st
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 15.9% 2024 down 38.2% 34th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education 6.3% 2023 down 26.3% 43rd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 17.4% 2023 up 93.1% 19th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 29,019 number 2004 up 329.2% 32nd
Current education expenditure, total 61.7% 2014 up 13.8% 120th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 362,294 number 2015 up 61.5% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2014 down 28.8% 41st
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP 1.3% 2015 down 13.4% 82nd
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes 4.48 million 2024 up 79.3% 10th
Current education expenditure, primary 83.6% 2014 down 10.5% 117th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both 10.78 million 2024 up 29.8% 2nd
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.8968 GPIA 2024 up 14.3% 56th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 19.6% 2024 down 16.9% 33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 60.8% 2024 up 5.6% 9th
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) 0.1% 2014 down 31.8% 121st
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 21.9% 2024 down 27.3% 42nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 95.0% 2014 up 8.8% 63rd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 95.0% 2014 up 1.6% 68th
Current education expenditure, secondary 71.7% 2014 down 10.6% 121st
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2014 down 46.0% 105th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 21.3% 84th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male 26.3% 2024 down 11.0% 174th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 27.2% 2024 up 8.0% 173rd
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 11,360 number 2004 up 409.4% 37th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2012 up 55.9% 1st
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 1.29 million 2024 down 35.3% 2nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.9885 GPIA 2024 down 6.7% 61st
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 4.7% 2010 up 343.2% 101st
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 40.7% 2024 up 58.0% 129th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 222,581 number 2015 up 89.1% 4th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 164,018 number 2015 up 69.5% 6th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 37.4% 2024 down 45.2% 39th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 15.02 million 2024 up 30.1% 2nd
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 41.0% 2024 up 11.4% 9th
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 28.5 2023 up 11.4% 167th
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service 71.5 2023 down 3.9% 6th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 147,946 number 2015 up 21.4% 5th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 47.0% 2021 down 0.6% 178th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 0.9% 2021 down 1.0% 178th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 53.0% 2021 up 0.5% 23rd
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 2.2% 2010 up 388.0% 106th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 7.1% 2010 up 327.1% 97th