School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9617 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2015, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia stood at 0.9617 GPI. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9617 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3315 GPI, in 1971.
That places Ethiopia 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3315 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.3393 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3765 GPI | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5634 GPI | +49.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7751 GPI | +37.6% |
| 1992 | 0.845 GPI | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8759 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8437 GPI | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.795 GPI | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7561 GPI | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6796 GPI | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6726 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6659 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6272 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5781 GPI | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5772 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6016 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6339 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6753 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7317 GPI | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7826 GPI | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.831 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8833 GPI | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9046 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9358 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9467 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9617 GPI | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3491 GPI | 0.3315 GPI | 0.3765 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.5634 GPI | 0.5634 GPI | 0.5634 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7958 GPI | 0.6796 GPI | 0.8759 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6546 GPI | 0.5772 GPI | 0.7826 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9105 GPI | 0.831 GPI | 0.9617 GPI | 6 |
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More education data for Ethiopia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia was 0.9617 GPI in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9617 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3315 GPI in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.