School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.433 GPI in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.433 GPI
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
181st
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.4733 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.0777 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
32
1971–2014

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1971–2014

0.10.20.30.40.51971199220141971: 0.081 GPI1972: 0.078 GPI1974: 0.094 GPI1979: 0.141 GPI1980: 0.193 GPI1982: 0.15 GPI1983: 0.139 GPI1984: 0.12 GPI1986: 0.211 GPI1987: 0.192 GPI1988: 0.201 GPI1989: 0.212 GPI1990: 0.213 GPI1991: 0.209 GPI1994: 0.266 GPI1995: 0.243 GPI1996: 0.231 GPI1997: 0.251 GPI1998: 0.237 GPI1999: 0.232 GPI2000: 0.282 GPI2001: 0.278 GPI2002: 0.369 GPI2003: 0.347 GPI2004: 0.347 GPI2005: 0.333 GPI2008: 0.322 GPI2009: 0.456 GPI2010: 0.442 GPI2011: 0.447 GPI2012: 0.473 GPI2014: 0.433 GPI

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia is 0.433 GPI, measured in 2014.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.4733 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0777 GPI, in 1972.

Ethiopia ranks 181st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Ethiopia, 1971 to 2014.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.081 GPI
1972 0.0777 GPI -4.1%
1974 0.094 GPI +21.0%
1979 0.1412 GPI +50.2%
1980 0.1934 GPI +37.0%
1982 0.1497 GPI -22.6%
1983 0.1388 GPI -7.3%
1984 0.1199 GPI -13.6%
1986 0.2111 GPI +76.1%
1987 0.1925 GPI -8.8%
1988 0.2008 GPI +4.3%
1989 0.2124 GPI +5.8%
1990 0.2127 GPI +0.2%
1991 0.2087 GPI -1.9%
1994 0.2656 GPI +27.2%
1995 0.2426 GPI -8.7%
1996 0.2311 GPI -4.7%
1997 0.2511 GPI +8.6%
1998 0.2366 GPI -5.8%
1999 0.2323 GPI -1.8%
2000 0.2821 GPI +21.4%
2001 0.2785 GPI -1.3%
2002 0.3688 GPI +32.4%
2003 0.3469 GPI -5.9%
2004 0.3471 GPI +0.1%
2005 0.3328 GPI -4.1%
2008 0.322 GPI -3.2%
2009 0.4556 GPI +41.5%
2010 0.4418 GPI -3.0%
2011 0.4469 GPI +1.2%
2012 0.4733 GPI +5.9%
2014 0.433 GPI -8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0985 GPI 0.0777 GPI 0.1412 GPI 4
1980s 0.1773 GPI 0.1199 GPI 0.2124 GPI 8
1990s 0.2351 GPI 0.2087 GPI 0.2656 GPI 8
2000s 0.3417 GPI 0.2785 GPI 0.4556 GPI 8
2010s 0.4487 GPI 0.433 GPI 0.4733 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 178 Mauritania 0.566 GPI compare
  2. 179 Yemen 0.4451 GPI compare
  3. 180 Guinea 0.4411 GPI compare
  4. 182 Mali 0.4234 GPI compare
  5. 183 Sierra Leone 0.4024 GPI compare
  6. 184 Chad 0.3945 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia?
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia was 0.433 GPI in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4733 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0777 GPI in 1972.
How does Ethiopia rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Ethiopia ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2014.
Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,538 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.