Ethiopia vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female

Ethiopia
54.2%
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
70.1%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
181st
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
178th

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
20406080197519992024

How they compare

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 70.1% against 54.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 15.9%.

That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 181st and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 178th of 194 countries.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 16.5% 48.6% 32.0% UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
1990s 13.2% 48.6% 35.4% UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2000s 31.6% 56.3% 24.8% UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2010s 51.0% 66.1% 15.0% UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2020s 58.2% 70.0% 11.9% UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female, Ethiopia or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 70.1% against 54.2% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female between Ethiopia and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
15.9%, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 181st and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
413 places, 13,124 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release