Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions was 1.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Ethiopia, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1.0% for percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Ethiopia peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.
That places Ethiopia 73rd out of 189 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8% | — |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 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 percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Ethiopia was 1.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions?
- Ethiopia ranks 73rd out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in 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