Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 74.92 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Ethiopia, 1987–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 74.92 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Ethiopia peaked at 78.56 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.55, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 167th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24.42 | — |
| 1988 | 24.74 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 24.33 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 16.55 | -32.0% |
| 1995 | 18.28 | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 21.18 | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 23.93 | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 26.69 | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 29.12 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 33 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 37.06 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 39.13 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 40.13 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 43.83 | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 54.97 | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 60.55 | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 66.2 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 72.05 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 72.36 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.25 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 73.41 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 74.48 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 76.52 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 78.56 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 77.26 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 71.21 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 72.55 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 73.59 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 74.92 | +1.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 74.92 is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.33, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 74.92 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.5 | 24.33 | 24.74 | 3 |
| 1990s | 22.62 | 16.55 | 29.12 | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.93 | 33 | 72.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.08 | 70.25 | 78.56 | 6 |
| 2020s | 73.07 | 71.21 | 74.92 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 77.54 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 900,151 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Ethiopia?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Ethiopia was 74.92 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.56 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.55 in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Ethiopia ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.