Primary completion rate, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Primary completion rate, female was 54.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, female in Ethiopia, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, female in Ethiopia stood at 54.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Ethiopia peaked at 60.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1982.
Ethiopia ranks 176th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 11.1% | — |
| 1987 | 19.3% | +73.4% |
| 1988 | 18.2% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | -27.9% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 54.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 11.1% | 19.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 12.4% | 14.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 15.7% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 49.5% | 54.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 54.2% | 60.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 173 Burkina Faso 57.4% compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 55.8% compare
- 175 Eritrea 55.8% compare
- 177 British Virgin Islands 54.0% compare
- 178 Uganda 54.0% compare
- 179 Yemen 53.9% compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0498 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Ethiopia?
- Primary completion rate, female in Ethiopia was 54.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1982.
- How does Ethiopia rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 176th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.