Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.951 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Ethiopia, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Ethiopia stood at 0.951 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Ethiopia peaked at 0.951 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5927 GPIA, in 1997.
That places Ethiopia 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.6694 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.6317 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6027 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5927 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6385 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6742 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7031 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.714 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7168 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7534 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7998 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8325 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8545 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8786 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9104 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9173 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9239 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.933 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9351 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9269 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9112 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9396 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.951 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.627 GPIA | 0.5927 GPIA | 0.6694 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7837 GPIA | 0.6742 GPIA | 0.9104 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9246 GPIA | 0.9112 GPIA | 0.9351 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9453 GPIA | 0.9396 GPIA | 0.951 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Ethiopia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Ethiopia was 0.951 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.951 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5927 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release