Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 24.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ethiopia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ethiopia stood at 24.8%.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ethiopia peaked at 28.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 144th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 10.9% | — |
| 1995 | 11.9% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +103.5% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +26.0% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -43.5% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.9% | 12.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 20.1% | 25.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 16.3% | 28.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 23.0% | 27.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ethiopia was 24.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Ethiopia ranks 144th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release