Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.6868 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia is 0.6868 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia peaked at 0.6868 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5417 GPIA, in 1999.
Ethiopia ranks 101st of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5417 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.663 GPIA | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6144 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6391 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6768 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6868 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5417 GPIA | 0.5417 GPIA | 0.5417 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.663 GPIA | 0.663 GPIA | 0.663 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6434 GPIA | 0.6144 GPIA | 0.6768 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6868 GPIA | 0.6868 GPIA | 0.6868 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 98 Senegal 0.7263 GPIA compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 0.7229 GPIA compare
- 100 Mozambique 0.7164 GPIA compare
- 102 Mali 0.6746 GPIA compare
- 103 Nepal 0.6473 GPIA compare
- 104 Afghanistan 0.4215 GPIA 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 primary education or higher in Ethiopia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia was 0.6868 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6868 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5417 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ethiopia ranks 101st out of 104 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release