Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity was 1.14 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ethiopia, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1.14 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2015.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ethiopia peaked at 1.43 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3753 GPIA, in 1991.
That places Ethiopia 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.38 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.32 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 1.15 GPIA | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8942 GPIA | -22.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3753 GPIA | -58.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4428 GPIA | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4377 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4479 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5806 GPIA | +29.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5824 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4062 GPIA | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4148 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4632 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3 GPIA | +180.4% |
| 2003 | 1.39 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.37 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.43 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.38 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.15 GPIA | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 1.22 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9766 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9698 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | +13.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6651 GPIA, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8133 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +180.4% | 0.4632 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.8942 GPIA | 0.8942 GPIA | 0.8942 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4676 GPIA | 0.3753 GPIA | 0.5824 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 0.4148 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9698 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 14 British Virgin Islands 1.2 GPIA compare
- 15 Brazil 1.19 GPIA compare
- 16 South Africa 1.19 GPIA compare
- 18 Mexico 1.13 GPIA compare
- 19 Colombia 1.13 GPIA compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 1.11 GPIA compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.92 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 77.54 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ethiopia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ethiopia was 1.14 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3753 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release