Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Ethiopia

Gross tertiary enrolment in Ethiopia was 5.9% in 2014.

Measure: Tertiary education enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the population in the five years after secondary school age Data: 1971 to 2014 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Ethiopia is for 2014. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Ethiopia, 2014 5.9% % of the population in the five years after secondary school age
Change from 2012 −1.7percentage points 2012: 7.6%
World, 2014 35.6% Official aggregate

Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Ethiopia over time

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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education enrolment (gross) (% of the population in the five years after secondary school age), 2001 to 2024
Period EthiopiaWorld
2024 – 43.6%
2023 – 43.2%
2022 – 42.0%
2021 – 41.1%
2020 – 39.7%
2019 – 38.7%
2018 – 37.9%
2017 – 37.5%
2016 – 37.1%
2015 – 36.6%
2014 5.9% 35.6%
2013 – 33.1%
2012 7.6% 32.3%
2011 7.3% 31.1%
2010 7.0% 29.6%
2009 5.1% 28.3%
2008 3.5% 27.4%
2007 – 26.3%
2006 – 25.7%
2005 2.9% 24.3%
2004 2.7% 23.6%
2003 2.4% 22.8%
2002 1.7% 21.6%
2001 1.5% 20.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 7.6% in 2012, a change of −1.7 percentage points.
  • Since 2001, when it was 1.5%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2014 was 35.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.TER.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2014 for Ethiopia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics