Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.32 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.32 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
2nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.32 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3644 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1.32 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia peaked at 1.32 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3644 modelled data, in 1981.
Ethiopia ranks 2nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3644 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3798 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3901 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4053 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4249 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4412 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4679 modelled data | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5027 modelled data | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5405 modelled data | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5877 modelled data | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6327 modelled data | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6683 modelled data | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6992 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7203 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.742 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7655 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7777 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7883 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7796 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7692 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.752 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7373 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7239 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7186 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.723 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7466 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7775 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8144 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8629 modelled data | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9218 modelled data | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9836 modelled data | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.04 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.08 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.11 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.22 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.24 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.26 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.27 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.29 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.31 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.32 modelled data | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4352 modelled data | 0.3644 modelled data | 0.5405 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7161 modelled data | 0.5877 modelled data | 0.7883 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7625 modelled data | 0.7186 modelled data | 0.8629 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 modelled data | 0.9218 modelled data | 1.24 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 modelled data | 1.26 modelled data | 1.32 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia was 1.32 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3644 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Ethiopia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Ethiopia ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release