Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.104 LPIA in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.104 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 266.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1098 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0116 LPIA, in 1999.
That places Ethiopia 101st out of 103 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0116 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.0276 LPIA | +137.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0284 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0366 LPIA | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 0.023 LPIA | -37.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0423 LPIA | +83.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1098 LPIA | +159.4% |
| 2022 | 0.104 LPIA | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0116 LPIA | 0.0116 LPIA | 0.0116 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0276 LPIA | 0.0276 LPIA | 0.0276 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0326 LPIA | 0.023 LPIA | 0.0423 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1069 LPIA | 0.104 LPIA | 0.1098 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 98 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1343 LPIA compare
- 99 Burundi 0.1234 LPIA compare
- 100 Mozambique 0.1145 LPIA compare
- 102 Burkina Faso 0.0729 LPIA compare
- 103 Mali 0.0505 LPIA 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 upper secondary education or in Ethiopia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia was 0.104 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1098 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 LPIA in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ethiopia ranks 101st out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 266.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release