Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 66.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 66.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 75.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 189th of 199 countries on this measure, 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, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 19.2% | — |
| 1995 | 20.9% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.9% | 19.2% | 29.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 32.4% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 68.1% | 75.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 66.8% | 67.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ethiopia was 66.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release