Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 84.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in Ethiopia, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in Ethiopia stood at 84.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in Ethiopia peaked at 84.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 77th 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.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 33.6% | — |
| 2000 | 38.6% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +31.0% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 33.6% | 33.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 38.6% | 55.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 54.8% | 79.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 79.7% | 84.7% | 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, both sexes in Ethiopia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in Ethiopia was 84.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- Ethiopia ranks 77th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release