Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of was 4.2% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Ethiopia, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 4.2% for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in 2014. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 274.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Ethiopia peaked at 4.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
That places Ethiopia 97th out of 145 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 1.1% | — |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +274.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 4.2% | 2 |
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 initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Ethiopia?
- Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Ethiopia was 4.2% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of?
- Ethiopia ranks 97th out of 145 countries with data for 2014.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release