Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.499 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.499 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia peaked at 0.529 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4084 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Ethiopia 127th out of 137 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4084 GPIA | 0.4084 GPIA | 0.4084 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4639 GPIA | 0.4572 GPIA | 0.4707 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.487 GPIA | 0.4461 GPIA | 0.5095 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.514 GPIA | 0.499 GPIA | 0.529 GPIA | 2 |
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 upper secondary education or in Ethiopia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ethiopia was 0.499 GPIA 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 0.529 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4084 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ethiopia ranks 127th out of 137 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 11.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release