Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.3% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
0.3%
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
66th
of 87 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2011
All-time low
0.3%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2010–2015
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Ethiopia, 2010–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.3% for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Ethiopia ranks 66th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9% | — |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -67.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Ethiopia?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Ethiopia was 0.3% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Ethiopia ranks 66th out of 87 countries with data for 2015.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. 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 Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release