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 22.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
22.2%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
25th
of 155 countries
All-time high
57.5%
in 1999
All-time low
22.2%
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: 57.5 %2000: 51.5 %2001: 50.8 %2002: 49.1 %2003: 48.3 %2004: 46.6 %2005: 41.9 %2006: 40.2 %2007: 38.2 %2008: 35.7 %2009: 32.9 %2012: 28.6 %2014: 24.6 %2015: 22.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 22.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia peaked at 57.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2015.

Ethiopia ranks 25th of 155 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, both sexes (%) in Ethiopia, 1999 to 2015.
Year % Change
1999 57.5%
2000 51.5% -10.4%
2001 50.8% -1.3%
2002 49.1% -3.4%
2003 48.3% -1.7%
2004 46.6% -3.5%
2005 41.9% -10.0%
2006 40.2% -4.0%
2007 38.2% -5.0%
2008 35.7% -6.4%
2009 32.9% -8.0%
2012 28.6% -12.9%
2014 24.6% -14.2%
2015 22.2% -9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 57.5% 57.5% 57.5% 1
2000s 43.5% 32.9% 51.5% 10
2010s 25.1% 22.2% 28.6% 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 22 Vanuatu 24.8% compare
  2. 23 Burkina Faso 22.8% compare
  3. 24 Togo 22.6% compare
  4. 26 Timor-Leste 21.7% compare
  5. 27 Botswana 20.5% compare
  6. 28 Cambodia 18.4% 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 22.2% 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 57.5% 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 22.2% in 2015.
How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Ethiopia ranks 25th out of 155 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 47.1%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 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/