Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.92 GPI in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1994–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Ethiopia stood at 0.92 GPI. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.92 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5462 GPI, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 81st out of 96 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, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.71 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.5462 GPI | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.62 GPI | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.567 GPI | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.75 GPI | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6707 GPI | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8418 GPI | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 0.82 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.92 GPI | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8868 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.92 GPI | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.71 GPI | 0.71 GPI | 0.71 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6208 GPI | 0.5462 GPI | 0.75 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8131 GPI | 0.6707 GPI | 0.92 GPI | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9034 GPI | 0.8868 GPI | 0.92 GPI | 2 |
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, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Ethiopia was 0.92 GPI in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5462 GPI in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 81st out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.