Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Ethiopia

Primary completion rate in Ethiopia in 2024 — 54.44%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 111. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 37.44 pp.

2024 54.44% −0.61 pp vs 2023
World rank 108of 111
Period maximum 62.45%2020
Period minimum 14.61%1994

Trend over time

1982–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Ethiopia, 1982–20240204060801982198719921997200220072012201720221982: 17%1987: 25.15%1988: 24.13%1989: 22.63%1994: 14.61%1995: 15.1%1996: 16.69%1998: 18.13%1999: 20.18%2000: 21.97%2001: 26.99%2002: 30.22%2003: 32.97%2004: 35.41%2005: 40.51%2006: 44.17%2007: 44.61%2008: 47.2%2009: 49.34%2010: 56.03%2011: 51.52%2012: 49.76%2014: 51.15%2015: 51.43%2020: 62.45%2022: 60.9%2023: 55.06%2024: 54.44%
Change over the period: +37.44 pp Annual average: 0.89 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 54.44%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 54.44 −0.61 pp
2023 55.06 −5.84 pp
2022 60.9
2020 62.45
2015 51.43 +0.29 pp
2014 51.15
2012 49.76 −1.75 pp
2011 51.52 −4.51 pp
2010 56.03 +6.69 pp
2009 49.34 +2.15 pp
2008 47.2 +2.58 pp
2007 44.61 +0.44 pp
2006 44.17 +3.66 pp
2005 40.51 +5.1 pp
2004 35.41 +2.44 pp
2003 32.97 +2.75 pp
2002 30.22 +3.23 pp
2001 26.99 +5.02 pp
2000 21.97 +1.79 pp
1999 20.18 +2.05 pp
1998 18.13
1996 16.69 +1.59 pp
1995 15.1 +0.49 pp
1994 14.61
1989 22.63 −1.5 pp
1988 24.13 −1.02 pp
1987 25.15
1982 17

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.