Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 39.6% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia, 1999β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia stood at 39.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ethiopia peaked at 39.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2016.
Ethiopia ranks 128th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 34.4% | 35.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 28.3% | 37.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 125 Rwanda 47.7% compare
- 126 Sierra Leone 44.8% compare
- 127 Mozambique 41.6% compare
- 129 Afghanistan 32.4% compare
- 130 Senegal 32.1% compare
- 131 Benin 31.0% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (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 39.6% 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 39.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2016.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ethiopia ranks 128th out of 134 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 6.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release