Education in Ethiopia

1,800 indicators covering education for Ethiopia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 7.74 years 2015 up 26.6% 196th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 66.2% 2015 up 26.5% 193rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 down 33.9% 20th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.001 number per person 2011 up 174.3% 188th
Teachers in primary education, female 96,646 number 2011 up 279.0% 40th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 413,005 2024 down 25.4% 6th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 487,146 2024 down 24.6% 7th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.0856 number per square kilometre 2011 up 235.8% 153rd
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9356 index 2024 down 1.0% 166th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2011 down 2.2% 10th
Children out of school, female 25.1% 2024 up 17.0% 23rd
Children out of school, male 19.9% 2024 up 17.9% 29th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 24,252 2014 up 404.9% 60th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 1.21 million number 2015 up 1,522.8% 14th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 5.9% 2014 up 116.8% 177th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 63.8% 2015 up 37.4% 189th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 33.3% 2015 up 83.9% 201st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9291 GPIA 2015 up 16.4% 186th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 68.6% 2015 up 18.1% 186th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 34.5% 2015 up 17.4% 201st
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9662 GPIA 2015 up 56.7% 174th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 18.2% 2015 down 81.8% 123rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 7.45 years 2015 up 39.9% 192nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 8.03 years 2015 up 16.7% 190th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9284 GPIA 2015 up 19.9% 189th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.3817 years 2014 up 179.7% 170th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.01 years 2015 up 84.5% 204th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 2.09 years 2015 up 16.5% 202nd
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9614 GPIA 2015 up 58.3% 174th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 52.3% 2015 up 2.3% 19th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.5% 2015 up 94.7% 110th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 8.41 years 2012 up 60.4% 171st
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 76,477 2024 up 405.2% 24th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.27 years 2024 up 85.7% 142nd
Productivity vs. educational attainment 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 104.8% 117th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 141.5% 2015 up 5.0% 12th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 64.6% 2025 up 35.4% 148th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 74.9% 2025 up 42.2% 138th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.27 modelled data 2025 up 7.2% 6th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 54.6% 2025 up 27.3% 152nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year 2012 down 98.2% 49th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 22.9% 2024 up 37.4% 194th
Teachers in secondary education, female 62,416 2024 up 361.8% 48th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 7.6% 2015 up 28.9% 92nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 29.5% 2025 up 39.2% 154th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 35.2% 2025 up 54.1% 148th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.32 modelled data 2025 up 15.6% 2nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 23.9% 2025 up 22.0% 160th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 15.4% 2025 up 29.9% 147th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 18.1% 2025 up 43.7% 142nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.29 modelled data 2025 up 16.1% 15th