Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.6444 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6444
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
1st
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.7816
in 2005
All-time low
0.5926
in 2013
Years of data
13
2000–2016

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Ethiopia, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.7112003: 0.7382004: 0.7452005: 0.7822006: 0.722009: 0.7262010: 0.7222011: 0.6952012: 0.6392013: 0.5932014: 0.6262015: 0.6332016: 0.644

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Ethiopia is 0.6444, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Ethiopia peaked at 0.7816 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5926, in 2013.

Ethiopia ranks 1st of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.737 0.7111 0.7816 6
2010s 0.6503 0.5926 0.7217 7

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 2 Sri Lanka 0.5987 compare
  2. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5867 compare
  3. 4 Moldova 0.5571 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Ethiopia?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Ethiopia was 0.6444 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7816 in 2005.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5926 in 2013.
How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Ethiopia ranks 1st out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
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