Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia is 0.5%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia peaked at 1.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
That places Ethiopia 118th out of 121 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +110.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -58.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 115 Ghana 0.8%
- 116 Mozambique 0.7% compare
- 117 Bangladesh 0.7%
- 119 Benin 0.5%
- 120 Eswatini 0.4% compare
- 121 Burundi 0.3% compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 151,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,906 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.17 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 413,109 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 0.5% 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 1.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ethiopia ranks 118th out of 121 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 down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Education 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