Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 93.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia, 1991–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia stood at 93.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.3% 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.
That places Ethiopia 132nd out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 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% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +33.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 93.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 93.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 1.0× the median. (36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +33.2% | 69.9% | 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 | 81.2% | 69.9% | 93.2% | 3 |
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 pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ethiopia was 93.2% in 2017, 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 132nd out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. 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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About this data
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.