Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 3.99 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Ethiopia stood at 3.99. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Ethiopia peaked at 7.36 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 3.99, in 2023.
That places Ethiopia 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 | 6.43 | 6.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.62 | 6.51 | 6.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.04 | 6.78 | 7.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.31 | 7.23 | 7.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.99 | 6.72 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.17 | 5.49 | 6.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.67 | 4.35 | 5.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 | 3.99 | 4.27 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 338,716 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.91 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Ethiopia?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Ethiopia was 3.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.36 in 1984.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).