Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 31.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia is 31.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia peaked at 31.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1999.
That places Ethiopia 130th out of 136 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 22.8% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.0% | 25.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 127 Togo 43.7% compare
- 128 Sierra Leone 33.5% compare
- 129 Mozambique 32.1% compare
- 131 Senegal 25.8% compare
- 132 Benin 22.6% compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 21.3% 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 31.3% 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 31.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ethiopia ranks 130th out of 136 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 26.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release