School completion, annual growth rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School completion, annual growth rate was 2.56 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
School completion, annual growth rate in Ethiopia, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion, annual growth rate in Ethiopia stood at 2.56 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Ethiopia peaked at 8.99 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4739 % change on previous year, in 1991.
That places Ethiopia 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.77 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 0.4739 % change on previous year | 6.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6 % change on previous year | 6.12 % change on previous year | 8.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.48 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 5.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 5 Burundi 2.93 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Guinea 2.85 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Chad 2.71 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Côte d’Ivoire 2.3 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 2.25 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 2.18 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in Ethiopia?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Ethiopia was 2.56 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.99 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4739 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- School completion Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.