Progression to secondary school in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Progression to secondary school was 91.4% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Ethiopia, 1986–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, progression to secondary school in Ethiopia stood at 91.4%.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Ethiopia peaked at 99.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 1987.
Ethiopia ranks 121st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.3% | 87.4% | 89.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 92.2% | 89.0% | 96.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 90.6% | 99.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 89.5% | 98.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 118 Cote d'Ivoire 91.9% compare
- 119 Costa Rica 91.7% compare
- 120 Indonesia 91.5% compare
- 122 India 91.3% compare
- 123 Malaysia 91.0% compare
- 124 Afghanistan 90.8% compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 338,716 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 87.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.1% (2025)
- Labor force, total 56.78 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Ethiopia?
- Progression to secondary school in Ethiopia was 91.4% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 1987.
- How does Ethiopia rank for progression to secondary school?
- Ethiopia ranks 121st out of 167 countries with data for 2014.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).