Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity was 0.65 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Ethiopia, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Ethiopia is 0.65 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Ethiopia peaked at 0.65 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.33 LPIA, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 48th out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.33 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.43 LPIA | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 0.58 LPIA | +34.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.65 LPIA | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.33 LPIA | 0.33 LPIA | 0.33 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.43 LPIA | 0.43 LPIA | 0.43 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.59 LPIA | 0.58 LPIA | 0.6 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.65 LPIA | 0.65 LPIA | 0.65 LPIA | 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Ethiopia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Ethiopia was 0.65 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 LPIA in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity?
- Ethiopia ranks 48th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release