Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.92 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia stood at 0.92 index. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.92 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5462 index, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 81st of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.71 index | — |
| 2000 | 0.5462 index | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.62 index | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.567 index | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.75 index | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6707 index | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8418 index | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 0.82 index | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.92 index | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8868 index | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.92 index | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.71 index | 0.71 index | 0.71 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6208 index | 0.5462 index | 0.75 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8131 index | 0.6707 index | 0.92 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9034 index | 0.8868 index | 0.92 index | 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ethiopia was 0.92 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5462 index in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 81st out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.