Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 19.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Ethiopia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Ethiopia stood at 19.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 103.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Ethiopia peaked at 19.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1995.
That places Ethiopia 141st out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.4% | — |
| 1995 | 8.1% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +57.6% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +69.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 13.1% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.5% | 16.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 11.4% | 19.3% | 2 |
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 upper secondary education who are female in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Ethiopia was 19.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Ethiopia ranks 141st out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.4%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release