Literacy rate, youth male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Literacy rate, youth male was 88.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in Ethiopia, 1994–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth male 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, youth male 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, youth male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | 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% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 88.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 79.8%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 88.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 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 male in Ethiopia?
- Literacy rate, youth male in Ethiopia was 88.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- Ethiopia ranks 73rd out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth male 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.