Semafor Africa published on 16 February 2023 an article titled "Ethiopia Chooses Lower University Entry Standards Over Nearly Empty Campuses" by Samuel Getachew.
Ethiopia is lowering entrance standards in an effort to expand higher education. Only 29,909 students reached the 50 percent pass mark in the exam for public universities out of the 896,520 who tested in October 2022. The war in Tigray accounted for some of the poor result, but lower quality throughout the educational system was also a factor.
