School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9661 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia is 0.9661 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.951 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9807 GPIA | 0.951 GPIA | 0.9947 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.97 GPIA | 0.9564 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9596 GPIA | 0.9563 GPIA | 0.9661 GPIA | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia was 0.9661 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.951 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release