Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.92 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia stood at 0.92 GPIA. 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, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia peaked at 0.92 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5462 GPIA, 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.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.71 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.5462 GPIA | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.62 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.567 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.75 GPIA | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6707 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8418 GPIA | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 0.82 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.92 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8868 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.92 GPIA | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.71 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6208 GPIA | 0.5462 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8131 GPIA | 0.6707 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9034 GPIA | 0.8868 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Ethiopia was 0.92 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5462 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- Ethiopia ranks 81st out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 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, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release