Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.1% in 2022. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia, 2013β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia is 1.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 33.1% on the previous year and up 791.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ethiopia peaked at 1.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
That places Ethiopia 80th out of 84 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 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 1.1% 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 1.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ethiopia ranks 80th out of 84 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 791.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release