School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 81.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Ethiopia, 1987–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 81.5% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2015.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 82.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 133rd out of 167 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24.3% | — |
| 1988 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 24.1% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | -35.5% |
| 1995 | 17.3% | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 29.3% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.4% | 24.1% | 24.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 15.6% | 29.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 34.2% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 71.5% | 82.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.92 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 77.54 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Ethiopia?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Ethiopia was 81.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 133rd out of 167 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.