Ethiopia's secondary education, general pupils (% female) was 46.9% in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7.16 percentage points from 39.73% in 2007.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 46.9% | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 46.88% | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 39.73% | 2007 |
| Highest | 48.17% | 2015 |
| Lowest | 24.23% | 1971 |
| Average since 2008 | 45.75% | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 24.23% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.99 percentage points in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.21 percentage points in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.64 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 70% of the movement over 8 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2017, Ethiopia had the 67th highest value of the 69 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 46.9% | 2017 |
| World | 48.61% | 2018 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.86% | 2018 |
| Low income | 45.62% | 2018 |
Closest to Ethiopia in the 2017 ranking
- Uganda — 64th of 69: 47.75%
- Tajikistan — 65th of 69: 47.41%
- Liberia — 66th of 69: 47.31%
- United Arab Emirates — 68th of 69: 46.79%
- Central African Republic — 69th of 69: 40.05%
What this measures
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 44 values
| Year | Secondary education, general pupils (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 46.9 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | 48.17 |
| 2014 | 48.15 |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | 46.88 |
| 2011 | 46.38 |
| 2010 | 44.92 |
| 2009 | 43.2 |
| 2008 | 41.45 |
| 2007 |
Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in nearby economies
- Angola — 39.06% (2016)
- Benin — 42.66% (2016)
- Botswana — 51.54% (2015)
- Burkina Faso — 49.3% (2018)
- Burundi — 53.26% (2018)
- Cabo Verde — 52.53% (2018)
- Cameroon — 48.46% (2016)
- Central African Republic — 40.05% (2017)
- Chad — 31.18% (2016)
- Comoros — 50.79% (2018)
More education data for Ethiopia
- Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.91 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils — 15.93 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 84.42% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 81.41% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 87.32% (2024)
- Primary education, pupils (% female)
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Questions people ask
- What is Ethiopia's secondary education, general pupils (% female)?
- 46.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 22.66 percentage points from 24.23% in 1971. The highest value was 48.17% in 2015 and the lowest 24.23% in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank?
- 67th highest of 69 economies with data for 2017.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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