Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.4362 GPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia, 2013β2022
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.
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
- 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 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