Ethiopia's adult literacy rose from 27.0 % in 1994 to 60.5 % in 2022.
Ethiopia's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 32.2 % in 1991 to 84.4 % in 2024.
Ethiopia · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Ethiopia's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 33.6 % in 1994 to 84.7 % in 2022.
Ethiopia's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 4.1 % in 1971 to 33.9 % in 2015.
Ethiopia's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.5 % in 1979 to 5.9 % in 2014.
Ethiopia's children out of school, primary fell from 4.77M in 1987 to 4.24M in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −0.6 pts108th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentdown −2.5 pts101st of 111*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −1.9 pts111th of 117*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs176th of 195
- Learning poverty7th of 7*
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- Education spendingdown −0.6 pts37th of 40
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −1.6 pts32nd of 99
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +1.9 %136th of 142*
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Ethiopia.