Primary completion rate, total in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Primary completion rate, total was 54.4% in 2024. β² Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Ethiopia, 1982β2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Ethiopia is 54.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Ethiopia peaked at 62.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 178th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.2% | 17.0% | 25.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 14.6% | 20.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 22.0% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 49.8% | 56.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 54.4% | 62.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More aid effectiveness data for Ethiopia
- Net ODA received per capita 41.98 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual 9.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 4,787 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.0398 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 41.98 current US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) 5.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 4,787 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.0398 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 41.98 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 41.98 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Ethiopia?
- Primary completion rate, total in Ethiopia was 54.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Ethiopia ranks 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.