Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Completion rate, primary education, urban, male was 80.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
80.2%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
64th
of 75 countries
All-time high
84.2%
in 2016
All-time low
69.2%
in 2007
Years of data
7
2000–2022
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Ethiopia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Ethiopia stood at 80.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Ethiopia peaked at 84.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2007.
Ethiopia ranks 64th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.1% | — |
| 2005 | 82.4% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 69.2% | 82.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 75.2% | 84.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 61 Sierra Leone 83.1% compare
- 62 Bangladesh 80.7% compare
- 63 Cambodia 80.6% compare
- 65 Mozambique 77.7% compare
- 66 Mali 77.4% compare
- 67 Guinea 76.4% compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0498 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Ethiopia?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Ethiopia was 80.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 64th out of 75 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release