Ethiopia: Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 6.91 percentage points from 15.99% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 35 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.17 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.96 percentage points in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Ethiopia had the 81st highest value of the 84 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ethiopia in the 2024 ranking

• Ghana — 77th of 84: 31.09%
• Bangladesh — 78th of 84: 28.68%
• Niger — 79th of 84: 28.61%
• Burkina Faso — 81st of 84: 18.39%
• Côte d'Ivoire — 82nd of 84: 17.38%
• Sierra Leone — 83rd of 84: 14.04%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 19 values

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Benin — 12.17% (2022)
• Botswana — 55.82% (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 18.39% (2024)
• Burundi — 26.16% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 50.57% (2022)
• Cameroon — 40.92% (2023)
• Central African Republic — 46.82% (2017)
• Chad — 10.07% (2024)
• Comoros — 10.74% (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 17.58% (2023)

More education data for Ethiopia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.91 (2021)
• Primary education, pupils — 15.93 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 84.42% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 81.41% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 87.32% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Ethiopia's secondary education, teachers (% female)?

22.9% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 6.91 percentage points from 15.99% in 1971. The highest value was 26.23% in 2011 and the lowest 9.55% in 1993.

How does Ethiopia rank?

81st highest of 84 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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