Out of 100 girls who enter Grade 5 at age 11, only 2 make it to Grade 12 by age 19.
Source: Ethiopia Education Statistics Annual Abstract (2022/23), Ministry of Education.
30%
dropout
Age 11–12 (Grades 5–6)
61%
dropout
Age 13 (Grade 7)
40%
dropout
Age 14 (Grade 8)
67%
dropout
Ages 15–16 (Grades 9–10)
>70%
dropout
Age 18–19 (Grade 12)
When You Trust the Numbers, the Story is Clear.
By the time they reach Grade 12, 98 out of 100 Ethiopian girls have already dropped out.
Source: Ethiopia Education Statistics Annual Abstract (2022/23), Ministry of Education.
DATA from
Ethiopia Education Statistics Annual Abstract (2022/23), Ministry of Education.
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