Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Literacy rates among adults

Democratic Republic of Congo

68.5%

in 2023

Ethiopia

60.5%

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

75th

Ethiopia rank

78th

Literacy rates among adults over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 68.5% against 60.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 8.0%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 75th and Ethiopia ranks 78th of 89 countries.

Indicator: Literacy rates among adults
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.