Ethiopia - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Ethiopia was 33.26 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44.01 in 2016 and a minimum value of 0.26 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 0.26
1983 1.45
1984 1.39
1985 1.56
1986 1.76
1987 1.80
1988 2.04
1989 1.98
1990 1.92
1991 1.56
1992 1.19
1993 1.12
1994 1.25
1995 1.29
1997 1.41
1998 1.45
1999 1.48
2000 1.58
2001 1.69
2002 1.77
2003 1.75
2004 1.91
2005 2.04
2006 2.44
2007 2.80
2008 3.33
2009 3.65
2010 4.22
2011 4.68
2012 17.30
2013 24.12
2014 24.62
2015 29.44
2016 44.01
2017 40.41
2018 38.44
2019 34.98
2020 33.26

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Ethiopia was 32.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.92 in 2016 and a minimum value of 1.13 in 1993.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1991 1.58
1992 1.20
1993 1.13
1994 1.27
1995 1.30
1997 1.39
1998 1.44
1999 1.46
2000 1.54
2001 1.67
2002 1.74
2003 1.74
2004 1.88
2005 2.01
2006 2.38
2007 2.76
2008 3.28
2009 3.60
2010 4.14
2011 4.58
2012 16.76
2013 23.44
2014 23.94
2015 28.65
2016 42.92
2017 39.27
2018 37.55
2019 34.04
2020 32.30

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Ethiopia was 34.19 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.06 in 2016 and a minimum value of 1.10 in 1993.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1991 1.54
1992 1.18
1993 1.10
1994 1.23
1995 1.29
1997 1.42
1998 1.47
1999 1.49
2000 1.63
2001 1.70
2002 1.79
2003 1.77
2004 1.94
2005 2.08
2006 2.49
2007 2.84
2008 3.37
2009 3.71
2010 4.30
2011 4.79
2012 17.83
2013 24.78
2014 25.30
2015 30.21
2016 45.06
2017 41.51
2018 39.32
2019 35.91
2020 34.19

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Ethiopia was 119.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 119.40 in 2020 and a minimum value of 15.03 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 15.03
1972 15.86
1973 16.27
1974 17.73
1975 19.22
1976 21.25
1977 22.86
1978 22.01
1979 26.22
1980 33.92
1981 39.06
1982 41.84
1983 42.42
1984 40.47
1985 37.55
1986 36.99
1987 40.06
1988 40.87
1989 39.14
1990 35.26
1991 31.56
1992 25.28
1993 21.71
1994 25.53
1995 29.22
1996 35.12
1997 40.54
1998 50.21
1999 49.65
2000 54.72
2001 60.58
2002 63.79
2003 65.08
2004 67.91
2005 79.05
2006 83.23
2007 89.07
2008 94.75
2009 93.43
2010 91.66
2011 94.28
2012 94.27
2014 99.25
2015 100.97
2020 119.40

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Ethiopia was 113.51 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 113.51 in 2020 and a minimum value of 9.44 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 9.44
1972 10.08
1973 10.36
1974 11.33
1975 12.35
1976 13.72
1977 14.81
1978 14.50
1979 16.99
1980 23.46
1981 27.70
1982 30.40
1983 31.81
1984 30.90
1985 29.60
1986 29.27
1987 31.11
1988 31.26
1989 30.62
1990 27.93
1991 25.20
1992 21.28
1993 17.84
1994 19.69
1995 21.85
1996 25.58
1997 29.20
1998 37.16
1999 37.68
2000 43.27
2001 49.57
2002 53.22
2003 55.02
2004 59.57
2005 71.91
2006 77.49
2007 83.80
2008 89.94
2009 89.86
2010 88.02
2011 90.37
2012 90.72
2014 94.97
2015 96.09
2020 113.51

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Ethiopia was 125.16 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 125.16 in 2020 and a minimum value of 20.60 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 20.60
1972 21.62
1973 22.16
1974 24.09
1975 26.07
1976 28.74
1977 30.85
1978 29.44
1979 35.31
1980 44.14
1981 50.06
1982 52.88
1983 52.65
1984 49.71
1985 45.27
1986 44.53
1987 48.86
1988 50.39
1989 47.60
1990 42.53
1991 37.86
1992 29.24
1993 25.51
1994 31.27
1995 36.46
1996 44.48
1997 51.66
1998 63.02
1999 61.41
2000 65.97
2001 71.41
2002 74.20
2003 74.98
2004 76.12
2005 86.06
2006 88.86
2007 94.23
2008 99.46
2009 96.91
2010 95.22
2011 98.11
2012 97.74
2014 103.45
2015 105.76
2020 125.16

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Ethiopia was 84.62 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.10 in 2014 and a minimum value of 19.19 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1987 29.42
1988 29.97
1989 28.70
1994 19.19
1995 21.95
1996 26.19
1998 33.67
1999 35.68
2000 40.17
2001 43.94
2002 46.06
2003 46.78
2004 49.58
2005 60.39
2006 65.01
2007 70.07
2008 75.78
2009 75.36
2010 73.35
2011 77.23
2012 78.49
2014 85.10
2015 84.62

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Ethiopia was 81.45 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82.18 in 2014 and a minimum value of 15.57 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1987 24.33
1988 24.63
1989 24.13
1994 15.57
1995 17.27
1996 20.31
1998 26.74
1999 29.32
2000 34.20
2001 38.47
2002 40.93
2003 42.06
2004 45.83
2005 57.21
2006 62.51
2007 67.71
2008 73.48
2009 73.60
2010 71.47
2011 75.02
2012 76.32
2014 82.18
2015 81.45

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Ethiopia was 87.73 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 87.97 in 2014 and a minimum value of 22.74 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1987 34.43
1988 35.26
1989 33.24
1994 22.74
1995 26.53
1996 31.95
1998 40.46
1999 41.94
2000 46.05
2001 49.32
2002 51.12
2003 51.43
2004 53.26
2005 63.50
2006 67.46
2007 72.38
2008 78.03
2009 77.08
2010 75.19
2011 79.40
2012 80.62
2014 87.97
2015 87.73

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Ethiopia was 4.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 28.14 in 1971, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 2012.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 28.14
1972 26.65
1973 26.97
1974 24.99
1981 15.58
1982 13.61
1983 12.54
1984 12.31
1985 11.57
1986 11.05
1987 10.50
1988 10.34
1989 10.72
1990 11.47
1991 12.53
1992 13.64
1993 11.69
1994 10.62
1995 9.10
1996 7.59
1997 6.69
1998 6.23
2003 5.28
2008 5.42
2009 6.01
2010 6.01
2011 5.36
2012 4.00
2014 4.16
2015 4.95
2020 4.24

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Ethiopia was 34.94 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.58 in 2012 and a minimum value of 3.81 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3.81
1972 4.10
1973 4.53
1974 4.97
1984 12.50
1986 13.01
1987 14.09
1988 15.33
1989 15.27
1991 13.93
1992 12.18
1993 10.83
1994 10.46
1995 10.49
1996 10.86
1999 12.42
2000 13.54
2001 16.44
2002 18.74
2003 19.71
2004 22.20
2005 25.10
2006 29.23
2007 32.30
2008 33.41
2009 33.60
2010 34.84
2011 36.00
2012 37.58
2015 34.94

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Ethiopia was 34.25 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.67 in 2012 and a minimum value of 1.90 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1.90
1972 2.08
1974 2.72
1984 9.00
1991 12.14
1992 11.14
1993 10.11
1994 9.57
1995 9.29
1996 9.35
1999 10.04
2000 10.88
2001 13.13
2002 14.43
2003 14.42
2004 16.22
2005 18.83
2006 22.65
2007 26.00
2008 28.20
2009 29.47
2010 31.59
2011 33.75
2012 35.67
2015 34.25

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Ethiopia was 35.61 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.44 in 2012 and a minimum value of 5.72 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 5.72
1972 6.13
1974 7.23
1984 15.97
1991 15.67
1992 13.19
1993 11.54
1994 11.34
1995 11.69
1996 12.37
1999 14.77
2000 16.17
2001 19.72
2002 23.01
2003 24.94
2004 28.11
2005 31.30
2006 35.72
2007 38.51
2008 38.54
2009 37.65
2010 38.01
2011 38.21
2012 39.44
2015 35.61

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Ethiopia was 30.81 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.81 in 2015 and a minimum value of 10.97 in 1999.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1999 10.97
2000 12.49
2001 13.22
2002 15.07
2014 30.09
2015 30.81

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Ethiopia was 30.31 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.31 in 2015 and a minimum value of 9.13 in 1999.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1999 9.13
2000 10.31
2001 10.57
2002 11.53
2014 29.95
2015 30.31

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Ethiopia was 31.30 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.30 in 2015 and a minimum value of 12.79 in 1999.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1999 12.79
2000 14.65
2001 15.84
2002 18.57
2014 30.23
2015 31.30

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2010 14.39
2011 11.27
2015 6.62

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Ethiopia was 10.43 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.49 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.15 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 0.17
1972 0.19
1973 0.15
1974 0.24
1977 0.24
1978 0.38
1979 0.46
1980 0.51
1981 0.49
1982 0.50
1983 0.53
1984 0.51
1986 0.81
1987 0.87
1988 0.81
1989 0.83
1990 0.85
1991 0.83
1994 0.62
1995 0.68
1996 0.70
1997 0.82
1998 0.86
1999 0.95
2000 1.19
2001 1.47
2002 1.65
2003 2.31
2004 2.60
2005 2.81
2008 3.63
2009 5.37
2010 7.48
2011 7.88
2012 8.22
2013 8.56
2014 8.11
2015 9.58
2016 10.18
2017 10.49
2018 10.43

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Ethiopia was 7.76 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.76 in 2018 and a minimum value of 0.03 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 0.03
1972 0.03
1974 0.04
1979 0.12
1980 0.17
1982 0.13
1983 0.13
1984 0.11
1986 0.29
1987 0.29
1988 0.28
1989 0.30
1990 0.31
1991 0.29
1994 0.27
1995 0.28
1996 0.27
1997 0.33
1998 0.33
1999 0.36
2000 0.51
2001 0.63
2002 0.87
2003 1.16
2004 1.30
2005 1.36
2008 1.72
2009 3.29
2010 4.49
2011 4.79
2012 5.21
2013 5.51
2014 5.26
2015 6.81
2016 7.18
2017 7.61
2018 7.76

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Ethiopia was 13.03 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.30 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.32 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 0.32
1972 0.35
1974 0.43
1979 0.82
1980 0.88
1982 0.89
1983 0.94
1984 0.92
1986 1.34
1987 1.45
1988 1.34
1989 1.36
1990 1.40
1991 1.37
1994 0.96
1995 1.06
1996 1.12
1997 1.29
1998 1.38
1999 1.55
2000 1.86
2001 2.32
2002 2.44
2003 3.47
2004 3.91
2005 4.27
2008 5.54
2009 7.45
2010 10.46
2011 10.96
2012 11.20
2013 11.56
2014 10.89
2015 12.30
2016 13.11
2017 13.30
2018 13.03

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation