Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 16.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 16.6% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia peaked at 16.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2007.
That places Ethiopia 126th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.2% | — |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +73.4% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +30.2% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.1% | 14.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 123 Malawi 18.8% compare
- 124 Rwanda 18.0% compare
- 125 Mozambique 17.8% compare
- 127 Afghanistan 15.3% compare
- 128 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.1% compare
- 129 Senegal 14.7% compare
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 16.6% 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 16.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ethiopia ranks 126th out of 134 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 32.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release