Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 85.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ethiopia, 1987–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 85.2% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2015.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ethiopia peaked at 85.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 148th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 29.4% | — |
| 1988 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 28.7% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | -33.1% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 33.7% | +28.5% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 85.7% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 28.7% | 30.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 19.2% | 36.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 40.3% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 74.2% | 85.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 900,151 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ethiopia?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ethiopia was 85.2% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Ethiopia ranks 148th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.