Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 54.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Ethiopia, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Ethiopia stood at 54.9%.
That represents a change of up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Ethiopia peaked at 64.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 1988.
That places Ethiopia 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 50.6% | — |
| 1986 | 44.1% | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 39.9% | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 31.2% | -21.8% |
| 1993 | 52.5% | +68.4% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | +39.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 54.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.8%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 54.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.2%, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +68.4% | 31.2% | 52.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.4% | 31.2% | 50.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 46.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 37.5% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 39.3% | 41.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 54.9% | 54.9% | 1 |
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 the last grade of primary education, female in Ethiopia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Ethiopia was 54.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 1988.
- How does Ethiopia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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 the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release