School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9346 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9346 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
198th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9346 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.4541 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
50
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia is 0.9346 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9346 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4541 GPIA, in 1971.
Ethiopia ranks 198th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4541 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4622 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4636 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4666 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4699 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4737 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.476 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4871 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4735 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5198 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5368 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.555 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5825 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6009 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6358 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6449 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6149 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6022 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6296 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6662 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.677 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7406 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7115 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6317 GPIA | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5993 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5719 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5744 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5842 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6024 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6521 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.684 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7092 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7273 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7785 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8332 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8725 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8902 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9058 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9303 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9274 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9248 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9338 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9255 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9168 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9142 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9151 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9206 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9306 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.933 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9346 GPIA | +0.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.9346 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 GPIA, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.9346 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4696 GPIA | 0.4541 GPIA | 0.4871 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5922 GPIA | 0.5198 GPIA | 0.6449 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6359 GPIA | 0.5719 GPIA | 0.7406 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7983 GPIA | 0.6521 GPIA | 0.9303 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9238 GPIA | 0.9142 GPIA | 0.9338 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9268 GPIA | 0.9151 GPIA | 0.9346 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 195 Mozambique 0.9429 GPIA compare
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9417 GPIA compare
- 197 Fiji 0.9411 GPIA compare
- 199 Eswatini 0.9344 GPIA compare
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9292 GPIA compare
- 201 Montserrat 0.9261 GPIA compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia was 0.9346 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9346 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4541 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, 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