Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.2308 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia is 0.2308 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 42.3% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2308 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0731 LPIA, in 2007.
Ethiopia ranks 90th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0731 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.131 LPIA | +79.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1271 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1622 LPIA | +27.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2308 LPIA | +42.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0731 LPIA | 0.0731 LPIA | 0.0731 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1401 LPIA | 0.1271 LPIA | 0.1622 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2308 LPIA | 0.2308 LPIA | 0.2308 LPIA | 1 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia was 0.2308 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2308 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0731 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ethiopia ranks 90th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release