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Since 2021, the Ethiopian National Exam quality was under the worsened condition, where 97% students failed to pass the grade 12 exams known as "entrance exam". [12] In October 2023, the Minister of Education Berhanu Nega disclosed the catastrophic failure of student in national exam. 43% of students reported that they have failed to pass the grade 12 secondary school exams in the 2022/23 ...
The training course lasts two years (300 hours of instruction in all) in classes of 25 participants, and costs a total of US$240,000, or less than US$40 per pupil. Funds come from USAID Via Pact Ethiopia, SIDA Via Pact Ethiopia, the Addis Abeba, World Bank-Small Grant Programme as well as donations from ANFEAE members. Some former learners ...
Education in Ethiopia was dominated by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church for many centuries until secular education was adopted in the early 1900s. Prior to 1974, Ethiopia had an estimated literacy rate below 50% and compared poorly with the rest of even Africa in the provision of schools and universities.
Modern education in Ethiopia introduced by Emperor Menelik II, who first opened the government school named Menelik II School in 1908 with proclamation issued in 1906. Despite being progressive, the modern education met with opposition from clergy and priests from Orthodox church, primarily the Coptic Orthodox .
Reforms in education are focused on improving early education, training teachers, and enhancing support for students with special needs. These efforts have led to improvements in both enrollment rates and academic proficiency. For example, the G2/G1 enrollment ratio nationwide increased from 76% in 2016 to 88.6% in 2024.
The Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Amharic: የሳይንስ እና ከፍተኛ ትምህርት ሚኒስቴር) was the Ethiopian government department established in 2018 [1] which has a responsibility to lead the development of science, higher education, and the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the country. [2]
In March 2022, Amhara Regional Government Education Bureau sent a team to the agency to request an explanation from the Ministry of Education about grading "errors" in the national examination. 20,000 complaints have been filed against the result of the grade 12 leaving examination, in which the government selects students to join 43 universities across the country.
Higher education in Ethiopia traced back to the origin of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, based on monastic institutions. In the sixth century, Saint Yared formed his music school that trained qualified priests in the religious music and dance characterized their faith.