Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 79.5% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ethiopia, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ethiopia stood at 79.5%.
That represents a change of up 114.2% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ethiopia peaked at 85.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2011.
That places Ethiopia 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.0% | — |
| 2000 | 61.2% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -56.6% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +114.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 61.2% | 78.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 37.1% | 85.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0498 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ethiopia was 79.5% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Ethiopia ranks 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2012.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release