Education spending in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Education spending was 2.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.3
Change on year
down 21.5%
World rank
173rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.57
in 2012
All-time low
1.2
in 1971
Years of data
37
1971–2024
Education spending in Ethiopia, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 2.3 for education spending in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.5% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Ethiopia peaked at 5.57 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 1971.
That places Ethiopia 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Education spending in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.2 | — |
| 1972 | 1.31 | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 2.16 | +64.3% |
| 1978 | 1.93 | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 2 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 1.82 | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 1.86 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.06 | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 2.25 | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 2.06 | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 2.28 | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 2.09 | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 2.3 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 2.71 | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 2.69 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.89 | +44.4% |
| 2001 | 3.7 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.63 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.49 | +51.2% |
| 2007 | 5.45 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.41 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.42 | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.49 | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 5.57 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.5 | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 4.6 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.74 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.06 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 5.5 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 5.22 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 4.48 | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 4.09 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 4.07 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.74 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 2.93 | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 2.3 | -21.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.3 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.81, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.72 | 1.2 | 2.16 | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.06 | 1.82 | 2.28 | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.56 | 2.3 | 2.71 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.57 | 3.63 | 5.49 | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.96 | 4.48 | 5.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 | 2.3 | 4.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.92 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 77.54 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Ethiopia?
- Education spending in Ethiopia was 2.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.57 in 2012.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for education spending?
- Ethiopia ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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