Ethiopia vs Senegal: Literacy rates among adults

Ethiopia

60.5%

in 2022

Senegal

50.4%

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

78th

Senegal rank

81st

Literacy rates among adults over time

Ethiopia currently reports 60.5% against 50.4% in Senegal, a difference of 10.1%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

Ethiopia ranks 78th and Senegal ranks 81st 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.