The main objective of the study was to investigate the current status andrnchallenges of femaleâ€™s participation in primary education in Dessie ZuriarnWoreda. In order to attain the objective of the study a descriptive surveyrnresearch method was used. The first sources of information used in this studyrninclude primary school teachers, female students of grade 7 and grade 8,rnschool directors, woreda education offices, woreda women Affair head andrnparents. Secondary data was gathered from documents found in the SouthrnWollo zone education department Dessie Zuria woreda education office andrnten sample primary schools. Primary Data relevant to the study were collectedrnusing questionnaire and interview and secondary data were gathered fromrndocuments. Based on documentary analysis, through the gender gap has beenrnobserved to be narrowed, still there exists high drop out and repetition rates ofrnfemales that aggravate gender disparity in the study woreda.rnMoreover, based on the results of the analysis traditional views of the societyrnto girls' education, early marriage and pregnancy, low economic status ofrnparents and household activities of girls at home were found to be majorrnchallenges of females' participation. Thus, it is recommended that therneducation sector at the regional, zone and woreda level should exert maximumrneffort to attune provision of education with the national commitments andrninternational agreements