Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 74.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ethiopia, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ethiopia is 74.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ethiopia peaked at 78.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 157th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24.4% | — |
| 1988 | 24.7% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 24.3% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | -32.0% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.5% | 24.3% | 24.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 16.5% | 29.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 33.0% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 70.2% | 78.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 71.2% | 74.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ethiopia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ethiopia was 74.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 157th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release