Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 21.0% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2014)
21.0%
World rank
4th
of 123 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.0%
in 1999
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 %.
Analysis
In 2014, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia stood at 21.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 84,598.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia peaked at 21.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Ethiopia ranks 4th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.1% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +361.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 Bangladesh 100.0%
- 1 China 100.0%
- 1 Viet Nam 100.0% compare
- 5 British Virgin Islands 16.1% compare
- 6 El Salvador 12.0% compare
- 7 Uruguay 11.1% 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 21.0% 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 21.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th out of 123 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 84,598.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 programmes in unspecified fields, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release