Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9291 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.9291 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
186th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.9301 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.4274 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
25
1971–2015
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.9291 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9301 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4274 GPIA, in 1971.
Ethiopia ranks 186th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4274 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4354 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4455 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5894 GPIA | +32.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6921 GPIA | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7587 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7492 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6829 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6459 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6163 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6365 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.672 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.703 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7136 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7156 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7509 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7983 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.829 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8495 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8745 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9025 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9196 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9301 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9291 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4361 GPIA | 0.4274 GPIA | 0.4455 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.5894 GPIA | 0.5894 GPIA | 0.5894 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6831 GPIA | 0.6163 GPIA | 0.7587 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7809 GPIA | 0.672 GPIA | 0.9025 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9222 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.9301 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 183 Papua New Guinea 0.94 GPIA compare
- 184 Eswatini 0.9382 GPIA compare
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9342 GPIA compare
- 187 Equatorial Guinea 0.927 GPIA compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9222 GPIA compare
- 189 Tajikistan 0.9221 GPIA compare
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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia was 0.9291 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9301 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4274 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Ethiopia ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release