Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 82.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
82.2%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
169th
of 188 countries
All-time high
82.2%
in 2015
All-time low
27.8%
in 1994
Years of data
20
1994–2015

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia, 1994–2015

204060801994200420151994: 27.8 %1995: 31.9 %1996: 38.3 %1997: 44.1 %1999: 45.4 %2000: 48.9 %2001: 53.6 %2002: 57.6 %2003: 60.2 %2004: 62.4 %2005: 70.5 %2006: 74.3 %2007: 78.5 %2008: 81.6 %2009: 78.8 %2010: 77.5 %2011: 79.2 %2012: 79.4 %2014: 80.4 %2015: 82.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 82.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 82.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1994.

That places Ethiopia 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Ethiopia, 1994 to 2015.
Year % Change
1994 27.8%
1995 31.9% +14.9%
1996 38.3% +19.8%
1997 44.1% +15.2%
1999 45.4% +3.0%
2000 48.9% +7.7%
2001 53.6% +9.7%
2002 57.6% +7.4%
2003 60.2% +4.4%
2004 62.4% +3.7%
2005 70.5% +13.0%
2006 74.3% +5.3%
2007 78.5% +5.6%
2008 81.6% +4.0%
2009 78.8% -3.4%
2010 77.5% -1.7%
2011 79.2% +2.2%
2012 79.4% +0.2%
2014 80.4% +1.2%
2015 82.2% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.5% 27.8% 45.4% 5
2000s 66.6% 48.9% 81.6% 10
2010s 79.7% 77.5% 82.2% 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 166 Guinea 83.0% compare
  2. 167 Puerto Rico 82.4% compare
  3. 168 Tuvalu 82.2% compare
  4. 170 Bulgaria 82.1% compare
  5. 171 Central African Republic 80.3% compare
  6. 172 Tanzania 79.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Ethiopia was 82.2% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1994.
How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Ethiopia ranks 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.