Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9346 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia stood at 0.9346 index. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9346 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4541 index, in 1971.
That places Ethiopia 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4541 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.4622 index | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4636 index | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4666 index | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4699 index | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4737 index | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.476 index | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4871 index | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4735 index | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5198 index | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5368 index | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.555 index | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5825 index | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6009 index | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6358 index | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6449 index | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6149 index | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6022 index | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6296 index | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6662 index | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.677 index | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7406 index | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7115 index | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6317 index | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5993 index | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5719 index | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5744 index | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5842 index | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6024 index | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6521 index | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.684 index | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7092 index | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7273 index | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7785 index | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8332 index | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8725 index | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8902 index | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9058 index | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9303 index | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9274 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9248 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9338 index | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9255 index | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9168 index | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9142 index | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9151 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9206 index | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9306 index | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.933 index | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9346 index | +0.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.9346 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 index, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.9346 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4696 index | 0.4541 index | 0.4871 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5922 index | 0.5198 index | 0.6449 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6359 index | 0.5719 index | 0.7406 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7983 index | 0.6521 index | 0.9303 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9238 index | 0.9142 index | 0.9338 index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9268 index | 0.9151 index | 0.9346 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 195 Mozambique 0.9429 index compare
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9417 index compare
- 197 Fiji 0.9411 index compare
- 199 Eswatini 0.9344 index compare
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9292 index compare
- 201 Montserrat 0.9261 index compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia was 0.9346 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9346 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4541 index in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.