Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA 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 … female lower location LPIA 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% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1645 LPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1836 LPIA, 90% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.1645 LPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2328 LPIA, 71% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release