Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 23.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
23.8%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
24th
of 154 countries
All-time high
60.7%
in 1999
All-time low
23.8%
in 2015
Years of data
14
1999–2015

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia, 1999–2015

02040601999200720151999: 60.7 %2000: 53.4 %2001: 53.6 %2002: 51.8 %2003: 50.9 %2004: 48.9 %2005: 44.1 %2006: 42.3 %2007: 40.1 %2008: 37.6 %2009: 34.5 %2012: 30.1 %2014: 25.8 %2015: 23.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia is 23.8%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia peaked at 60.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2015.

Ethiopia ranks 24th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Ethiopia, 1999 to 2015.
Year % Change
1999 60.7%
2000 53.4% -12.1%
2001 53.6% +0.3%
2002 51.8% -3.2%
2003 50.9% -1.7%
2004 48.9% -4.1%
2005 44.1% -9.8%
2006 42.3% -4.2%
2007 40.1% -5.0%
2008 37.6% -6.2%
2009 34.5% -8.3%
2012 30.1% -12.9%
2014 25.8% -14.2%
2015 23.8% -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 60.7% 60.7% 60.7% 1
2000s 45.7% 34.5% 53.6% 10
2010s 26.6% 23.8% 30.1% 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 21 Comoros 28.2% compare
  2. 22 Timor-Leste 25.0% compare
  3. 23 Botswana 24.9% compare
  4. 25 Burkina Faso 23.3% compare
  5. 26 Togo 22.7% compare
  6. 27 Suriname 21.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia was 23.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2015.
How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Ethiopia ranks 24th out of 154 countries with data for 2015.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 2,314 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/