Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Eritrea
0.7%
in 2016
Ethiopia
0.7%
in 2014
Eritrea rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
4th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Eritrea as of 2014.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2004.
- How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Eritrea ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 4th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release