Ethiopia

Country in Africa

In brief

Overweight adults: 10.9% (2022). World rank 1 of 196 (1 = best); in Africa, 1 of 54. Adults who use tobacco: 5.2% (2024). World rank 4 of 166 (1 = best); in Africa, 3 of 44. Access to basic sanitation: 10.4% (2024). World rank 203 of 203 (1 = best); in Africa, 52 of 52. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 93.1% → 84.4%, public spending on education 4.6% → 2.3% (share of GDP), and children vaccinated against measles 54% → 72%. Better than all its neighbours (Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan): overweight adults.

Education

Adult literacy: 60.5% 2022
Primary school enrolment: 84.4% 2024
Secondary school enrolment: 33.9% 2015
Higher education enrolment: 5.9% 2014
Public spending on education, share of GDP: 2.3% 2024

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP: 2.8% 2023
Health spending per person: $35 2023
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total: 46.3% 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people: 0.1 2023
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 1.2 2022
Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 0.3 2016
Children vaccinated against measles: 72% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 34.5 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births: 44.5 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births: 195 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.7% 2024
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 4.4% 2024
Overweight adults: 10.9% 2022
Adults who use tobacco: 5.2% 2024

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water: 55.6% 2024
Access to basic sanitation: 10.4% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels: 7% 2024