Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.1645 LPIA in 2022. ◆ Volatile
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 0.1645 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 121.0% on the previous year and up 268.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1645 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0279 LPIA, in 2007.
Ethiopia ranks 89th 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 | 0.0279 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.0447 LPIA | +60.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0494 LPIA | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0744 LPIA | +50.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1645 LPIA | +121.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0279 LPIA | 0.0279 LPIA | 0.0279 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0562 LPIA | 0.0447 LPIA | 0.0744 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.1645 LPIA | 0.1645 LPIA | 0.1645 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 0.1645 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 0.1645 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0279 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ethiopia ranks 89th 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 268.3%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release