Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
0.6%
World rank
77th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2000
All-time low
0.3%
in 2002
Years of data
8
1999–2014
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2014.
That represents a change of up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
Ethiopia ranks 77th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +80.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -64.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +67.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -20.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +51.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia was 0.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ethiopia ranks 77th out of 112 countries with data for 2014.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release