Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 2.36 million number in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
2.36 million number
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
16th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2.36 million number
in 2017
All-time low
191,720 number
in 1994
Years of data
21
1994–2017

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Ethiopia, 1994–2017

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1994200520171994: 191.7k number1995: 209.3k number1996: 232.7k number1997: 265.7k number1999: 517.9k number2000: 582.6k number2001: 704.0k number2002: 896.2k number2003: 1.1M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.7M number2007: 1.8M number2008: 1.9M number2009: 1.9M number2010: 2.0M number2011: 2.1M number2012: 2.2M number2014: 2.1M number2015: 2.2M number2017: 2.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 2.36 million number for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Ethiopia peaked at 2.36 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 191,720 number, in 1994.

That places Ethiopia 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 283,483 number 191,720 number 517,943 number 5
2000s 1.33 million number 582,607 number 1.90 million number 10
2010s 2.15 million number 1.97 million number 2.36 million number 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 13 Viet Nam 2.80 million number compare
  2. 14 Egypt 2.79 million number compare
  3. 15 Germany 2.37 million number compare
  4. 17 Algeria 1.76 million number compare
  5. 18 Colombia 1.75 million number compare
  6. 19 Japan 1.74 million number compare

See the full ranking of 237 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Ethiopia?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Ethiopia was 2.36 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 2.36 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 191,720 number in 1994.
How does Ethiopia rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Ethiopia ranks 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.