Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Ethiopia, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Ethiopia stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
That places Ethiopia 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6% | — |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +26.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 public institutions in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Ethiopia was 0.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions?
- Ethiopia ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 public 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