Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.8926 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8926 GPI
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
169th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9613 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.5767 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
21
1994–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1994–2017

00.20.40.60.811994200520171994: 0.867 GPI1995: 0.803 GPI1996: 0.762 GPI1997: 0.753 GPI1999: 0.707 GPI2000: 0.694 GPI2001: 0.664 GPI2002: 0.618 GPI2003: 0.577 GPI2004: 0.578 GPI2005: 0.597 GPI2006: 0.636 GPI2007: 0.68 GPI2008: 0.736 GPI2009: 0.805 GPI2010: 0.855 GPI2011: 0.9 GPI2012: 0.915 GPI2014: 0.961 GPI2015: 0.957 GPI2017: 0.893 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia stood at 0.8926 GPI.

The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9613 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5767 GPI, in 2003.

Ethiopia ranks 169th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Ethiopia, 1994 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.8665 GPI
1995 0.8034 GPI -7.3%
1996 0.7625 GPI -5.1%
1997 0.7527 GPI -1.3%
1999 0.7073 GPI -6.0%
2000 0.6945 GPI -1.8%
2001 0.6641 GPI -4.4%
2002 0.6183 GPI -6.9%
2003 0.5767 GPI -6.7%
2004 0.5779 GPI +0.2%
2005 0.5968 GPI +3.3%
2006 0.6356 GPI +6.5%
2007 0.6798 GPI +7.0%
2008 0.7363 GPI +8.3%
2009 0.805 GPI +9.3%
2010 0.8551 GPI +6.2%
2011 0.9002 GPI +5.3%
2012 0.9151 GPI +1.6%
2014 0.9613 GPI +5.0%
2015 0.9571 GPI -0.4%
2017 0.8926 GPI -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7785 GPI 0.7073 GPI 0.8665 GPI 5
2000s 0.6585 GPI 0.5767 GPI 0.805 GPI 10
2010s 0.9136 GPI 0.8551 GPI 0.9613 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 166 Guatemala 0.908 GPI compare
  2. 167 Liechtenstein 0.9063 GPI compare
  3. 168 Eritrea 0.8934 GPI compare
  4. 170 Mali 0.8917 GPI compare
  5. 171 Morocco 0.8893 GPI compare
  6. 172 Pakistan 0.8834 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia was 0.8926 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9613 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5767 GPI in 2003.
How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Ethiopia ranks 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.