Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 6.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia stood at 6.6%.
That represents a change of down 19.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia peaked at 8.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1999.
That places Ethiopia 132nd out of 141 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 129 Malawi 7.7% compare
- 130 Madagascar 7.4% compare
- 131 Burundi 7.3% compare
- 133 Sierra Leone 6.6% compare
- 134 Afghanistan 5.7% compare
- 135 Senegal 5.7% 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 6.6% 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 8.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ethiopia ranks 132nd out of 141 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 17.4%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release