Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.32 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.32
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
2nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.32
in 2025
All-time low
0.3644
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1981–2025

0.40.60.811.21.41981200320251981: 0.3641982: 0.381983: 0.391984: 0.4051985: 0.4251986: 0.4411987: 0.4681988: 0.5031989: 0.5411990: 0.5881991: 0.6331992: 0.6681993: 0.6991994: 0.721995: 0.7421996: 0.7661997: 0.7781998: 0.7881999: 0.782000: 0.7692001: 0.7522002: 0.7372003: 0.7242004: 0.7192005: 0.7232006: 0.7472007: 0.7772008: 0.8142009: 0.8632010: 0.9222011: 0.9842012: 12013: 1.12014: 1.12015: 1.12016: 1.22017: 1.22018: 1.22019: 1.22020: 1.32021: 1.32022: 1.32023: 1.32024: 1.32025: 1.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia stood at 1.32. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 1.32 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3644, in 1981.

That places Ethiopia 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4352 0.3644 0.5405 9
1990s 0.7161 0.5877 0.7883 10
2000s 0.7625 0.7186 0.8629 10
2010s 1.11 0.9218 1.24 10
2020s 1.29 1.26 1.32 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 1 Lesotho 1.39 compare
  2. 3 Belize 1.3 compare
  3. 4 Namibia 1.29 compare
  4. 5 Haiti 1.28 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia?
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia was 1.32 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 2025.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3644 in 1981.
How does Ethiopia rank for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
Ethiopia ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
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