Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 0.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Ethiopia, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.9% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Ethiopia peaked at 1.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
That places Ethiopia 142nd out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.0% | — |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 139 Vanuatu 0.9% compare
- 140 Hong Kong, China 0.9% compare
- 141 Lithuania 0.9% compare
- 143 Poland 0.9% compare
- 144 Philippines 0.9% compare
- 145 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
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 percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Ethiopia was 0.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Ethiopia ranks 142nd out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release