Average years of schooling among adults in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Average years of schooling among adults was 2.4 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 2.4 years for average years of schooling among adults in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Ethiopia peaked at 2.43 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.48 years, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 188th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 years | 1.48 years | 2.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 years | 2.13 years | 2.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 years | 2.39 years | 2.4 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 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 average years of schooling among adults in Ethiopia?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Ethiopia was 2.4 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 years in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Ethiopia ranks 188th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.