Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Ethiopia

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Ethiopia was 5.9% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

20145.9%
Series high7.62012
Series low0.21973

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Ethiopia, 1971 to 2014

0246819711979198619942000200820141971: 0.2 %1972: 0.2 %1973: 0.2 %1974: 0.3 %1977: 0.3 %1978: 0.4 %1979: 0.5 %1980: 0.5 %1981: 0.5 %1982: 0.5 %1983: 0.5 %1984: 0.5 %1986: 0.7 %1987: 0.8 %1988: 0.7 %1989: 0.8 %1990: 0.8 %1991: 0.8 %1994: 0.6 %1995: 0.7 %1996: 0.7 %1997: 0.8 %1998: 0.8 %1999: 0.9 %2000: 1.2 %2001: 1.5 %2002: 1.7 %2003: 2.4 %2004: 2.7 %2005: 2.9 %2008: 3.5 %2009: 5.1 %2010: 7 %2011: 7.3 %2012: 7.6 %2014: 5.9 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 36 values
Period%
20145.9
20127.6
20117.3
20107
20095.1
20083.5
20052.9
20042.7
20032.4
20021.7
20011.5
20001.2
19990.9
19980.8
19970.8
19960.7
19950.7
19940.6
19910.8
19900.8
19890.8
19880.7
19870.8
19860.7
19840.5
19830.5
19820.5
19810.5
19800.5
19790.5
19780.4
19770.3
19740.3
19730.2
19720.2
19710.2

Rankings

Definition

Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Ethiopia?

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Ethiopia was 5.9% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Ethiopia?

7.6% in 2012, the highest value since 1971 in this series.

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