Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) was 80.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Ethiopia, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Ethiopia stood at 80.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Ethiopia peaked at 83.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 151st out of 180 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, male (%) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 34.9% | — |
| 1988 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 33.2% | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | -28.4% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 39.7% | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 40.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +1.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 80.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 71.3%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 80.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.8%, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.5% | 33.2% | 35.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 23.8% | 40.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 43.7% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 73.4% | 83.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 77.2% | 80.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.92 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 77.54 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Ethiopia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Ethiopia was 80.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 151st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release