Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female was 100.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Ethiopia, 1999–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2012, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Ethiopia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 110.6% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Ethiopia peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2011.
Ethiopia ranks 1st of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.1% | — |
| 2000 | 62.0% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | -52.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +110.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 70.1%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.5%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trained teachers in preprimary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +110.6% | 47.5% | 100.0% |
| 2011 | -52.3% | 99.6% | 47.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.1% | 65.1% | 65.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 62.0% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 47.5% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 Algeria 100.0%
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Aruba 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0%
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0%
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0%
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0%
- 1 Kenya 100.0% compare
- 1 Korea 100.0%
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0%
- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0%
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0%
- 1 Panama 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0%
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0%
- 1 Samoa 100.0%
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%
- 1 Spain 100.0%
- 1 Tajikistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0%
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 United States of America 100.0%
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
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 trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Ethiopia?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Ethiopia was 100.0% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st out of 105 countries with data for 2012.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.