Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.3316 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.3316 LPIA
Change on year
up 46.3%
World rank
95th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.3316 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.1968 LPIA
in 2016
Years of data
6
1999–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.3316 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 46.3% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia peaked at 0.3316 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1968 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Ethiopia 95th out of 100 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2273 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.2735 LPIA | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2282 LPIA | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1968 LPIA | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2267 LPIA | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3316 LPIA | +46.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.3316 LPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3316 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.3316 LPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5643 LPIA, 59% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2273 LPIA | 0.2273 LPIA | 0.2273 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2735 LPIA | 0.2735 LPIA | 0.2735 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2173 LPIA | 0.1968 LPIA | 0.2282 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3316 LPIA | 0.3316 LPIA | 0.3316 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 92 Rwanda 0.5534 LPIA compare
- 93 Afghanistan 0.441 LPIA compare
- 94 Senegal 0.3376 LPIA compare
- 96 Angola 0.3207 LPIA compare
- 97 Mozambique 0.3106 LPIA compare
- 98 Burkina Faso 0.2837 LPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in Ethiopia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia was 0.3316 LPIA 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 0.3316 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1968 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ethiopia ranks 95th out of 100 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 45.3%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release