Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 60.46 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
60.46
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
78th
of 89 countries
All-time high
60.46
in 2022
All-time low
27.01
in 1994
Years of data
8
1994β2022
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia, 1994β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia is 60.46, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 60.46 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.01, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 78th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.01 | 27.01 | 27.01 | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.45 | 35.9 | 39 | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.3 | 47.49 | 55.05 | 3 |
| 2020s | 57.67 | 54.89 | 60.46 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 338,716 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.91 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
- Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia was 60.46 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.46 in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.01 in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 78th out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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