Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 16.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ethiopia, 2007–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 16.6% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ethiopia peaked at 16.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2007.
Ethiopia ranks 126th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.2% | — |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +73.4% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +30.2% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.1% | 14.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 123 Malawi 18.8% compare
- 124 Rwanda 18.0% compare
- 125 Mozambique 17.8% compare
- 127 Afghanistan 15.3% compare
- 128 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.1% compare
- 129 Senegal 14.7% compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ethiopia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ethiopia was 16.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Ethiopia ranks 126th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.