School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.433 GPI in 2014. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1971–2014
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 (GPI) in Ethiopia, year by year
| 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +76.1% | 0.1199 GPI | 0.2111 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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About this data
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.