Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.9843 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia is 0.9843 GPI, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9843 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5606 GPI, in 1999.
That places Ethiopia 121st out of 182 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8204 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.788 GPI | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7525 GPI | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5606 GPI | -25.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5817 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6744 GPI | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6772 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.611 GPI | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5841 GPI | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6711 GPI | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 0.62 GPI | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6412 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7022 GPI | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6539 GPI | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7013 GPI | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7915 GPI | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8458 GPI | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9843 GPI | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7304 GPI | 0.5606 GPI | 0.8204 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6417 GPI | 0.5817 GPI | 0.7022 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8307 GPI | 0.7013 GPI | 0.9843 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 118 Republic of Korea 0.9894 GPI compare
- 119 Saint Lucia 0.9865 GPI compare
- 120 Albania 0.9845 GPI compare
- 122 Egypt 0.9843 GPI compare
- 123 Iceland 0.9828 GPI compare
- 124 Cayman Islands 0.981 GPI compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 151,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,906 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.17 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 413,109 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ethiopia was 0.9843 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9843 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5606 GPI in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 121st out of 182 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper 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.