Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia stood at 1.03 index. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 1.03 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5756 index, in 1999.
Ethiopia ranks 42nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5756 index | — |
| 2000 | 0.5917 index | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5953 index | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5984 index | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6001 index | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.635 index | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6757 index | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7271 index | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.77 index | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8168 index | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8807 index | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.909 index | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9256 index | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9579 index | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9584 index | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9273 index | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | +10.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.03 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 index, 99% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.03 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 index, 100% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5756 index | 0.5756 index | 0.5756 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6891 index | 0.5917 index | 0.8807 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9357 index | 0.909 index | 0.9584 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 39 Mauritius 1.03 index compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 1.03 index compare
- 41 Mexico 1.03 index compare
- 43 Sao Tome and Principe 1.02 index compare
- 44 Trinidad and Tobago 1.02 index compare
- 45 Puerto Rico 1.02 index 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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia was 1.03 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5756 index in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 42nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.