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.
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
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 338,716 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (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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About this data
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.