Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9356 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia stood at 0.9356 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9626 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6452 GPIA, in 1996.
That places Ethiopia 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.7007 GPIA | — |
| 1988 | 0.6994 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7324 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6961 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6615 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6452 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6718 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7118 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7551 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7917 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8119 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8287 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8711 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9119 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9376 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9444 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.948 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9626 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9576 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.953 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9453 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9395 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9222 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9292 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9354 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9356 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7108 GPIA | 0.6994 GPIA | 0.7324 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.6773 GPIA | 0.6452 GPIA | 0.7118 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8763 GPIA | 0.7551 GPIA | 0.9626 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9507 GPIA | 0.9395 GPIA | 0.9581 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9306 GPIA | 0.9222 GPIA | 0.9356 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0498 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia was 0.9356 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9626 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6452 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release