Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 83.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia is 83.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia peaked at 97.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 2007.
Ethiopia ranks 175th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 93.5% | — |
| 1992 | 96.3% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 97.1% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 96.3% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 94.7% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 94.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 92.5% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 93.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 92.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 69.9% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +28.8% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | -4.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 83.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 89.9%, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 83.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.2%, 92% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +28.8% | 72.4% | 93.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.3% | 92.5% | 97.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 61.6% | 93.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 69.9% | 93.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 83.3% | 92.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 172 Djibouti 83.7% compare
- 173 Madagascar 83.6% compare
- 174 Burkina Faso 83.4% compare
- 176 France 83.0% compare
- 177 Rwanda 83.0% compare
- 178 Micronesia, Federated States of 83.0% compare
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 pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia was 83.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Ethiopia ranks 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release