School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.4873 GPIA in 2014. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2014, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia stood at 0.4873 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.4873 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0777 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Ethiopia 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.081 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.0777 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.094 GPIA | +21.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1412 GPIA | +50.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1934 GPIA | +37.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1497 GPIA | -22.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1388 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1199 GPIA | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2111 GPIA | +76.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1925 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2008 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2124 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2127 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2087 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2656 GPIA | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2426 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2311 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2511 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2366 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2323 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2821 GPIA | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2785 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3688 GPIA | +32.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3469 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3471 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3328 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.322 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4556 GPIA | +41.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4418 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4469 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4733 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4873 GPIA | +3.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.4873 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6945 GPIA, 70% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.4873 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 62% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 GPIA | 0.2111 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0985 GPIA | 0.0777 GPIA | 0.1412 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.1773 GPIA | 0.1199 GPIA | 0.2124 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.2351 GPIA | 0.2087 GPIA | 0.2656 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3417 GPIA | 0.2785 GPIA | 0.4556 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4623 GPIA | 0.4418 GPIA | 0.4873 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia was 0.4873 GPIA in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4873 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0777 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Ethiopia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release