Gender Development Index (GDI) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.922 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Ethiopia, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.922 for gender development index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.922 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.719, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 140th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.719 | — |
| 2001 | 0.733 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.744 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.748 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.767 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.776 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.807 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.822 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.832 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.843 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.85 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.854 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.861 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.857 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.876 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.884 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.893 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.897 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.907 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.914 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.921 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.917 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.922 | +0.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.922 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.883, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.922 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.922, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7791 | 0.719 | 0.843 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8793 | 0.85 | 0.914 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.92 | 0.917 | 0.922 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 138 Senegal 0.925 compare
- 139 Uzbekistan 0.924 compare
- 141 Rwanda 0.921 compare
- 142 Laos 0.919 compare
- 142 Tajikistan 0.919 compare
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,403 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,403 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Ethiopia?
- Gender development index in Ethiopia was 0.922 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.922 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.719 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gender development index?
- Ethiopia ranks 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.