Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 0.4362 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4362 GPIA
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
100th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.523 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.2884 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.4362 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2022.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia peaked at 0.523 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2884 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Ethiopia 100th out of 108 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2884 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.3583 GPIA | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3044 GPIA | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.523 GPIA | +71.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4362 GPIA | -16.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.4362 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3972 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.4362 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5412 GPIA, 81% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.317 GPIA | 0.2884 GPIA | 0.3583 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4796 GPIA | 0.4362 GPIA | 0.523 GPIA | 2 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia was 0.4362 GPIA 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 0.523 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2884 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ethiopia ranks 100th out of 108 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 51.3%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, 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