Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.27 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1.27 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 1.27 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2041 index, in 1981.
That places Ethiopia 6th out of 165 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3465 index | 0.2041 index | 0.5098 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5793 index | 0.5362 index | 0.5936 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7704 index | 0.599 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 index | 1.06 index | 1.23 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 index | 1.23 index | 1.27 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More gender data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.94 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia was 1.27 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2041 index in 1981.
- How does Ethiopia rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.