Ethiopia - School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Ethiopia was 0.907 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.928 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.458 in 1971.

Definition: Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 0.458
1972 0.466
1973 0.467
1974 0.470
1975 0.474
1976 0.477
1977 0.480
1978 0.492
1979 0.481
1980 0.531
1981 0.553
1982 0.575
1983 0.604
1984 0.622
1985 0.654
1986 0.657
1987 0.637
1988 0.620
1989 0.643
1990 0.657
1991 0.666
1992 0.728
1993 0.699
1994 0.630
1995 0.599
1996 0.575
1997 0.565
1998 0.590
1999 0.614
2000 0.656
2001 0.694
2002 0.717
2003 0.734
2004 0.783
2005 0.836
2006 0.872
2007 0.889
2008 0.904
2009 0.927
2010 0.924
2011 0.921
2012 0.928
2014 0.918
2015 0.909
2020 0.907

Development Relevance: The Gender Parity Index (GPI) indicates parity between girls and boys. A GPI of less than 1 suggests girls are more disadvantaged than boys in learning opportunities and a GPI of greater than 1 suggests the other way around. Eliminating gender disparities in education would help increase the status and capabilities of women.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: This indicator is calculated by dividing female gross enrollment ratio in primary education by male gross enrollment ratio in primary education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation