Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 100.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
100.0%
Change on year
up 110.6%
World rank
1st
of 110 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2012
All-time low
47.5%
in 2011
Years of data
13
1999–2012
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ethiopia, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 100.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2012. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 110.6% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ethiopia peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2011.
Ethiopia ranks 1st of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 65.1% | — |
| 2000 | 62.0% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | -52.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +110.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.1% | 65.1% | 65.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 62.0% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 47.5% | 100.0% | 3 |
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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 years (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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st out of 110 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 55.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release