Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.9432 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia stood at 0.9432 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9519 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8532 GPIA, in 2015.
Ethiopia ranks 40th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8591 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.911 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8743 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8727 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.874 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8903 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.889 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8948 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8963 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8922 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9012 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9016 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8962 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9001 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9011 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8532 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9304 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9428 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9519 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9439 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9432 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8591 GPIA | 0.8591 GPIA | 0.8591 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8896 GPIA | 0.8727 GPIA | 0.911 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8905 GPIA | 0.8532 GPIA | 0.9016 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9424 GPIA | 0.9304 GPIA | 0.9519 GPIA | 5 |
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ethiopia was 0.9432 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9519 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8532 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Ethiopia ranks 40th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release