Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia stood at 1.03 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5756 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Ethiopia 41st out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5756 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.5917 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5953 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5984 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6001 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.635 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6757 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7271 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.77 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8168 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8807 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.909 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9256 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9579 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9584 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9273 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5756 GPIA | 0.5756 GPIA | 0.5756 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6891 GPIA | 0.5917 GPIA | 0.8807 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9357 GPIA | 0.909 GPIA | 0.9584 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 38 Mauritius 1.03 GPIA compare
- 39 Zimbabwe 1.03 GPIA compare
- 40 Mexico 1.03 GPIA compare
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 1.02 GPIA compare
- 43 Trinidad and Tobago 1.02 GPIA compare
- 44 Puerto Rico 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 151,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,906 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.17 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 413,109 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5756 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Ethiopia ranks 41st out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release