Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 77.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ethiopia, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ethiopia is 77.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ethiopia peaked at 80.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 29.7% | — |
| 1988 | 30.1% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 28.8% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | -29.8% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 27.1% | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 33.3% | +22.9% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.5% | 28.8% | 30.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 20.2% | 35.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 38.4% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 71.8% | 80.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.3% | 77.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 151,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,906 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.17 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 413,109 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ethiopia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ethiopia was 77.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Ethiopia ranks 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release