Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.92 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Ethiopia, 2004–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Ethiopia stood at 0.92. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Ethiopia peaked at 0.92 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.62, in 2004.
That places Ethiopia 61st out of 68 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.62 | — |
| 2007 | 0.75 | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.82 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.92 | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.685 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.92 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,545 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 900,151 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.03 million (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.93 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1206 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Ethiopia?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Ethiopia was 0.92 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 61st out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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