Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.5179 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia is 0.5179 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia peaked at 0.5179 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4272 GPIA, in 2011.
Ethiopia ranks 124th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.4694 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.4272 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5029 GPIA | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5032 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5179 GPIA | +2.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.5179 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5296 GPIA, 98% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.5179 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 88% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4694 GPIA | 0.4694 GPIA | 0.4694 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4778 GPIA | 0.4272 GPIA | 0.5032 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5179 GPIA | 0.5179 GPIA | 0.5179 GPIA | 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 0.5179 GPIA 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 0.5179 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4272 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ethiopia ranks 124th out of 132 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 21.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release