Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 20.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 20.7% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 61.5% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia peaked at 20.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2016.
Ethiopia ranks 94th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.7% | — |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +61.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.3% | 14.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 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 20.7% 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 20.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2016.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ethiopia ranks 94th out of 101 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 40.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release