Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 54.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ethiopia, 1981–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2021, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ethiopia stood at 54.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 64.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 1988.
That places Ethiopia 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 50.6% | — |
| 1986 | 44.1% | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 39.9% | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 31.2% | -21.8% |
| 1993 | 52.5% | +68.4% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | +39.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 54.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.8%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 54.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.0%, 81% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistence to last grade of primary, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +68.4% | 31.2% | 52.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.4% | 31.2% | 50.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 46.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 37.5% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 39.3% | 41.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 54.9% | 54.9% | 1 |
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 persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ethiopia?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ethiopia was 54.9% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 1988.
- How does Ethiopia rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.