Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 54.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Ethiopia, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Ethiopia stood at 54.7%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Ethiopia peaked at 64.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22.9% | — |
| 1987 | 31.0% | +35.4% |
| 1988 | 30.0% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 27.7% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | -40.4% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | +28.2% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 53.5% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | -1.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 54.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 59.6%, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 54.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.0%, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.9% | 22.9% | 31.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 16.5% | 25.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 28.0% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 49.6% | 57.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 54.7% | 64.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 900,151 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Ethiopia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Ethiopia was 54.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release