Productivity vs. educational attainment in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Ethiopia, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity vs. educational attainment in Ethiopia is 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 104.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Ethiopia peaked at 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2006.
Ethiopia ranks 117th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 114 Sudan 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 115 Cambodia 4.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 116 Rwanda 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 118 Senegal 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 119 Tanzania 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 120 Zimbabwe 3.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 338,716 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Ethiopia?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Ethiopia was 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2006.
- How does Ethiopia rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Ethiopia ranks 117th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.