Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.29 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia is 1.29 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia peaked at 1.29 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.493 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Ethiopia 15th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.544 modelled data | 0.493 modelled data | 0.5979 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.778 modelled data | 0.626 modelled data | 0.8692 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8314 modelled data | 0.7976 modelled data | 0.871 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 modelled data | 0.871 modelled data | 1.21 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 modelled data | 1.22 modelled data | 1.29 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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia was 1.29 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.493 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Ethiopia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release