Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2014. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1981–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1.05 GPI for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 1.13 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.823 GPI, in 1986.
That places Ethiopia 29th out of 141 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.01 GPI | — |
| 1986 | 0.823 GPI | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 0.849 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.13 GPI | +33.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8777 GPI | -22.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9842 GPI | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9383 GPI | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPI | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9356 GPI | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8863 GPI | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPI | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPI | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPI | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9548 GPI | 0.823 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9811 GPI | 0.8777 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 0.8863 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 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 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Ethiopia was 1.05 GPI in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.823 GPI in 1986.
- How does Ethiopia rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 29th out of 141 countries with data for 2014.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.