Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 27.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 27.8% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia peaked at 27.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2016.
That places Ethiopia 94th out of 100 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.5% | — |
| 2007 | 26.7% | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 18.6% | 26.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 27.8% 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 27.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2016.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ethiopia ranks 94th 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 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release