Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 44.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Ethiopia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Ethiopia is 44.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Ethiopia peaked at 46.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1971.
Ethiopia ranks 190th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.4% | — |
| 1972 | 13.0% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 13.8% | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 15.4% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 16.4% | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 18.2% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 20.5% | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 21.9% | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 22.7% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 23.6% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 24.5% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 24.8% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 25.6% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 24.0% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 23.0% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 23.7% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 23.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 25.0% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 25.6% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 27.3% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 28.2% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +33.1% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | -1.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 44.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.1%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 44.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +33.1% | 29.4% | 39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.0% | 12.4% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 20.5% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 23.7% | 28.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 29.4% | 39.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 36.3% | 41.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 40.4% | 46.1% | 5 |
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 primary education who are female in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Ethiopia was 44.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Ethiopia ranks 190th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release