Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 40.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ethiopia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 40.7% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ethiopia peaked at 40.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2012.
That places Ethiopia 129th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.7% | 16.3% | 26.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 27.0% | 40.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 338,716 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ethiopia?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ethiopia was 40.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2012.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Ethiopia ranks 129th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.