Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.29 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.29
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
15th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 2025
All-time low
0.493
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

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

00.511.51981200320251981: 0.4931982: 0.5081983: 0.5241984: 0.5361985: 0.5451986: 0.5531987: 0.5631988: 0.5771989: 0.5981990: 0.6261991: 0.6661992: 0.711993: 0.7571994: 0.7861995: 0.8151996: 0.8361997: 0.8511998: 0.8641999: 0.8692000: 0.8712001: 0.8632002: 0.8522003: 0.8372004: 0.8172005: 0.8022006: 0.7982007: 0.8042008: 0.8242009: 0.8462010: 0.8712011: 0.9122012: 0.9682013: 12014: 1.12015: 1.12016: 1.12017: 1.22018: 1.22019: 1.22020: 1.22021: 1.22022: 1.22023: 1.32024: 1.32025: 1.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia is 1.29, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 1.29 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.493, in 1981.

Ethiopia ranks 15th of 164 countries on this measure, 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 0.544 0.493 0.5979 9
1990s 0.778 0.626 0.8692 10
2000s 0.8314 0.7976 0.871 10
2010s 1.07 0.871 1.21 10
2020s 1.26 1.22 1.29 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 12 Myanmar 1.31 compare
  2. 13 Tuvalu 1.3 compare
  3. 14 Samoa 1.3 compare
  4. 16 Nicaragua 1.27 compare
  5. 17 Malaysia 1.27 compare
  6. 18 Syria 1.26 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia?
Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia was 1.29 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 2025.
What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.493 in 1981.
How does Ethiopia rank for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
Ethiopia ranks 15th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Upper 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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