Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.5863 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 0.5863 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia peaked at 0.5863 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3209 GPIA, in 1999.
Ethiopia ranks 127th of 133 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 | 0.3209 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.3613 GPIA | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4324 GPIA | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3811 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4518 GPIA | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5222 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5863 GPIA | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3209 GPIA | 0.3209 GPIA | 0.3209 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3969 GPIA | 0.3613 GPIA | 0.4324 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4517 GPIA | 0.3811 GPIA | 0.5222 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5863 GPIA | 0.5863 GPIA | 0.5863 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 124 Burkina Faso 0.6337 GPIA compare
- 125 Nepal 0.6172 GPIA compare
- 126 Mozambique 0.5931 GPIA compare
- 128 Niger 0.5657 GPIA compare
- 129 Togo 0.5373 GPIA compare
- 130 Sierra Leone 0.5318 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 0.5863 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 0.5863 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3209 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ethiopia ranks 127th out of 133 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 53.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release