Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.929 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1987–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2015, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Ethiopia stood at 0.929 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9552 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6357 GPI, in 1996.
Ethiopia ranks 175th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.7067 GPI | — |
| 1988 | 0.6985 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7258 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6847 GPI | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6511 GPI | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6357 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6609 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 GPI | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7425 GPI | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7781 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7977 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8143 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8565 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8978 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9247 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.934 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9395 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9552 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9508 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9461 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9503 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9355 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.929 GPI | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7103 GPI | 0.6985 GPI | 0.7258 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.6665 GPI | 0.6357 GPI | 0.7 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.864 GPI | 0.7425 GPI | 0.9552 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9423 GPI | 0.929 GPI | 0.9508 GPI | 5 |
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, gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Ethiopia was 0.929 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9552 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6357 GPI in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 175th out of 189 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.