School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9284 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia is 0.9284 GPIA, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9284 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.424 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Ethiopia 189th out of 208 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.424 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4317 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4431 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5895 GPIA | +33.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6986 GPIA | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7662 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7587 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6849 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.646 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.613 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6193 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6589 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6825 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6921 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6925 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7271 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7744 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.807 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8303 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8591 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8891 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8993 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9156 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9274 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9284 GPIA | +0.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.9284 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.955 GPIA, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.9284 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.988 GPIA, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +33.1% | 0.4431 GPIA | 0.5895 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4329 GPIA | 0.424 GPIA | 0.4431 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.5895 GPIA | 0.5895 GPIA | 0.5895 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6838 GPIA | 0.613 GPIA | 0.7662 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7613 GPIA | 0.6589 GPIA | 0.8891 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9177 GPIA | 0.8993 GPIA | 0.9284 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 186 Eswatini 0.9394 GPIA compare
- 187 Papua New Guinea 0.9354 GPIA compare
- 188 Togo 0.9308 GPIA compare
- 190 Dominica 0.9239 GPIA compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9232 GPIA compare
- 192 Mozambique 0.9136 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia was 0.9284 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9284 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.424 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Ethiopia ranks 189th out of 208 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release