Ethiopia
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
33% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
18,145,908 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
16,792,348 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
40%
Source: UNSDG , 2016
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
73
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
23%
Source: DHS , 2016
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
48%
Source: DHS , 2016
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
8
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2022
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2022
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 25%
-
Male 10%
Female: ILO, 2021
Male: ILO, 2021
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 48%
-
Male 47%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 22%
-
Male 19%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 14%
-
Male 11%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 24%
-
Male 26%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Lower secondary school
-
Female 33%
-
Male 31%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Upper secondary school
-
Female 59%
-
Male 48%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
1
Does not enshrine right to education
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Act With Her
Project/Program
Athletic Scholarship Program
Project/Program
BEST Girls- Being Empowered, Strong and Together
Network/Convening/Conference
Better Life, Better Future
Project/Program
CHANGE: Improving Access to Education in Ethiopia for Most Marginalized Girls Project
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Comprehensive scholarship programme
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
COVID-19 Initiative: Objectives to address the Immediate and Long-term Implications of the Pandemic on Girls' Education
Project/Program
Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
Project/Program
Education Access and Equity
Project/Program
Education and skills program (Inclusive education, girls' education and TVET)
Project/Program
Education Matters More
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education Out Loud (EOL)
Project/Program
Enhancing Gender Equity in Education
Project/Program
Enhancing Quality and Inclusive Education
Project/Program
Excelling Against the Odds
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Expanding Quality Family Planning and Reproductive Health Service Provision
Project/Program
Family and Inter-Generational Literacy and Learning Project
Project/Program
FAWE's Gender Sensitive Schools
Project/Program
Food for Education
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Funding For Girls Education Programs
Project/Program
Future Girls
Research Project/Report/Study
Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE)
Research Project/Report/Study
Gender, Education and Skills
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Gender Equity/Education Funding
Project/Program
Gender-Responsive Pedagogy
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girl Programme
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls' Education Challenge
Project/Program
Girls' Education Program (EDA)
Project/Program
Global Programme to End Child Marriage
Network/Convening/Conference
Her Choice
Project/Program
Inclusive Education Support Program
Project/Program
Learn4Work
Project/Program
Leaving No Girl Behind
Project/Program
Machakos County: AWESOME-Advancing women engagement for strengthening opportunities to mobilise for equality in Kenya.
Project/Program
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
Project/Program
Meisso Inclusive Quality Education for Children Project
Project/Program
Mercy Center
Project/Program
Providing Basic Education to Out of School Children
Research Project/Report/Study
Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE)
Project/Program
(re)solve
Project/Program
Saba Boru Integrated Community Development Program
Project/Program
School Health Integrated Program (SHIP) - FRESH Framework
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Research Project/Report/Study
Tackling School-Related Gender-Based Violence
Project/Program
Teacher Training
Project/Program
Technical Assistance to Reinforce General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity (TARGET)
Research Project/Report/Study
The COVID-19 Crisis and its Impact on Global Education
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Project/Program
Training for Tomorrow
Project/Program
Unlocking Talent Through Technology
Project/Program
USAID Reading for Ethiopia’s Achievement Developed (READ II) Education Recovery
Research Project/Report/Study
Who Is Going Back to School? A Four-Country Rapid Survey in Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan
Project/Program
YEGNA (Ours) Program
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Project/Program
Comprehensive, Homegrown, Inclusive, Learning and Development - School Feeding Project (CHILD-SFP)
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Project/Program
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
Project/Program
Speed School Program
Project/Program
Improving integration of and access to educative materials for children with visual impairment
Research Project/Report/Study
Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
Project/Program
Education and Training for Youth
Project/Program
Second Chance (Luminos Fund)
Project/Program
UNESCO-HNA Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education: Ethiopia
Project/Program
Biruh Tesfa for All (“Bright Future for All”)
Project/Program
Tutorial Support Program for Primary School Girls
Project/Program
General education access, equity, internal efficiency
Project/Program
Promoting Greater Access to University for Girls (U-GIRLS 2) Project
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Ethiopia Women Entrepreneurship Development Project
Project/Program
Abdiboru
Research Project/Report/Study
TESFA+
Project/Program
General Education, Ethiopia
Project/Program
Ethiopia General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity
Project/Program
Higher Education Readiness (HER)
Project/Program
Supporting the Transition of Adolescent Girls through Enhancing Systems (STAGES)
Project/Program
Towards Economic and Sexual Reproductive Health Outcomes for Adolescent Girls (TESFA+)
Project/Program
READ II Education Recovery Activity
Project/Program
Link's Response to COVID-19
Project/Program
Access to Quality Education for Children
Project/Program
Transform: Primary Health Care