Primary school completion rate in Ethiopia
The primary completion rate in Ethiopia was 54.4% in 2024.
Ethiopia, 2024
54.4%
Change from 2023
−0.6percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in Ethiopia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54.4% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | – | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | – | 87.9% |
| 2018 | – | 88.1% |
| 2017 | – | 88.2% |
| 2016 | – | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | – | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 55.1% in 2023.
- Since 2008, when it was 47.2%, the figure has changed by +7.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Ethiopia
All statistics for Ethiopia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
84.4%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
33.9%
2015 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
17.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
54.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
30.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
17.6%
2022 · UNESCO UIS