School enrollment, primary in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School enrollment, primary was 84.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Ethiopia, 1987–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary in Ethiopia is 84.6%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Ethiopia peaked at 85.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 147th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 29.4% | — |
| 1988 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 28.7% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | -33.1% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 33.7% | +28.5% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | -0.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 84.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 75.0%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 84.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.9%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -33.1% | 28.7% | 19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 28.7% | 30.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 19.2% | 35.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 40.2% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 73.4% | 85.1% | 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 school enrollment, primary in Ethiopia?
- School enrollment, primary in Ethiopia was 84.6% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Ethiopia ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.