Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 88.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ethiopia, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ethiopia is 88.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ethiopia peaked at 88.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 73rd out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 39.3% | — |
| 2000 | 49.5% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 49.5% | 63.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 65.1% | 82.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 84.6% | 88.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ethiopia?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ethiopia was 88.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Ethiopia ranks 73rd out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.