Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.4832 GPIA in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.4832 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
167th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.4832 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.0818 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
32
1971–2014

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, 1971–2014

0.10.20.30.40.51971199220141971: 0.086 GPIA1972: 0.082 GPIA1974: 0.098 GPIA1979: 0.141 GPIA1980: 0.192 GPIA1982: 0.148 GPIA1983: 0.138 GPIA1984: 0.12 GPIA1986: 0.215 GPIA1987: 0.197 GPIA1988: 0.205 GPIA1989: 0.218 GPIA1990: 0.219 GPIA1991: 0.216 GPIA1994: 0.284 GPIA1995: 0.259 GPIA1996: 0.243 GPIA1997: 0.258 GPIA1998: 0.239 GPIA1999: 0.23 GPIA2000: 0.276 GPIA2001: 0.271 GPIA2002: 0.356 GPIA2003: 0.334 GPIA2004: 0.334 GPIA2005: 0.319 GPIA2008: 0.311 GPIA2009: 0.441 GPIA2010: 0.43 GPIA2011: 0.437 GPIA2012: 0.465 GPIA2014: 0.483 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.4832 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2014. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia peaked at 0.4832 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0818 GPIA, in 1972.

That places Ethiopia 167th out of 181 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Ethiopia, 1971 to 2014.
Year GPIA Change
1971 0.0856 GPIA
1972 0.0818 GPIA -4.4%
1974 0.0981 GPIA +19.9%
1979 0.1414 GPIA +44.1%
1980 0.1916 GPIA +35.5%
1982 0.1481 GPIA -22.7%
1983 0.1383 GPIA -6.6%
1984 0.1203 GPIA -13.0%
1986 0.2151 GPIA +78.9%
1987 0.1967 GPIA -8.6%
1988 0.2054 GPIA +4.4%
1989 0.2179 GPIA +6.1%
1990 0.2188 GPIA +0.4%
1991 0.216 GPIA -1.3%
1994 0.2842 GPIA +31.6%
1995 0.259 GPIA -8.8%
1996 0.2428 GPIA -6.3%
1997 0.2585 GPIA +6.5%
1998 0.2387 GPIA -7.7%
1999 0.23 GPIA -3.6%
2000 0.2758 GPIA +19.9%
2001 0.2707 GPIA -1.8%
2002 0.3564 GPIA +31.6%
2003 0.334 GPIA -6.3%
2004 0.3336 GPIA -0.1%
2005 0.3195 GPIA -4.2%
2008 0.3109 GPIA -2.7%
2009 0.4413 GPIA +41.9%
2010 0.4297 GPIA -2.6%
2011 0.4369 GPIA +1.7%
2012 0.4653 GPIA +6.5%
2014 0.4832 GPIA +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1017 GPIA 0.0818 GPIA 0.1414 GPIA 4
1980s 0.1792 GPIA 0.1203 GPIA 0.2179 GPIA 8
1990s 0.2435 GPIA 0.216 GPIA 0.2842 GPIA 8
2000s 0.3303 GPIA 0.2707 GPIA 0.4413 GPIA 8
2010s 0.4538 GPIA 0.4297 GPIA 0.4832 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 164 Burkina Faso 0.5617 GPIA compare
  2. 165 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.5588 GPIA compare
  3. 166 Togo 0.5304 GPIA compare
  4. 168 Benin 0.4674 GPIA compare
  5. 169 Yemen 0.4402 GPIA compare
  6. 170 Guinea 0.4314 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia was 0.4832 GPIA in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4832 GPIA in 2014.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0818 GPIA in 1972.
How does Ethiopia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
Ethiopia ranks 167th out of 181 countries with data for 2014.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 7,092 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/