Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.5967 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ethiopia, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ethiopia is 0.5967 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ethiopia peaked at 0.5967 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.379 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Ethiopia 127th out of 132 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.4415 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.379 GPIA | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5174 GPIA | +36.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5374 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5396 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5967 GPIA | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4415 GPIA | 0.4415 GPIA | 0.4415 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4779 GPIA | 0.379 GPIA | 0.5374 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5681 GPIA | 0.5396 GPIA | 0.5967 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 151,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,906 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.17 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 413,109 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ethiopia?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ethiopia was 0.5967 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5967 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.379 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ethiopia ranks 127th out of 132 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release