Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female was 51.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Ethiopia, 1981–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Ethiopia stood at 51.8%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Ethiopia peaked at 74.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1988.
Ethiopia ranks 160th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 55.4% | — |
| 1986 | 50.8% | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 46.0% | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 37.7% | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 58.1% | +54.0% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 56.4% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 54.8% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.5% | 37.7% | 55.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 57.3% | 54.0% | 63.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 49.2% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 51.8% | 54.0% | 3 |
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Ethiopia?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Ethiopia was 51.8% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1988.
- How does Ethiopia rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of female students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.