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March 5, 2026Social Sciences & Humanities OpenOpen Access

Graduate employability in Ethiopian higher education: A decade of persistent gaps, policy incoherence, and unmet labor market demands (2013–2025)

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AHAdane Hailu Herut

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Overview

Systematic review reveals employability challenges in Ethiopian higher education, suggesting urgent reforms are needed.

Key Points

  • To analyze the persistent employability gaps in Ethiopian higher education and assess the alignment with labor market needs from 2013 to 2025.
  • Conducted a systematic review of 43 published studies
  • Utilized methodological classification and keyword-driven thematic analysis
  • Employed spatial and temporal trend mapping
  • Identified significant curriculum and skills mismatch due to theory-intensive education
  • Highlighted widespread policy incoherence between mass education and job creation
  • Revealed critical gender and rural-urban disparities in employability

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Adane Hailu Herut (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a91e4cd6127c7a504c22a0https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.102636
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