Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 5.3% in 2022. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia, 2013β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia stood at 5.3%.
The figure is down 36.1% on the previous year and up 168.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia peaked at 8.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2013.
Ethiopia ranks 101st of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 8.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia was 5.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ethiopia ranks 101st out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release