Primary education, teachers in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Primary education, teachers was 44.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Ethiopia, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 44.8% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Ethiopia peaked at 46.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1971.
That places Ethiopia 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
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
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Ethiopia?
- Primary education, teachers in Ethiopia was 44.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Ethiopia ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.