Ethiopia - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 28.08 |
| 2004 | 38.50 |
| 2005 | 33.30 |
| 2007 | 47.04 |
| 2017 | 71.97 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 39.29 |
| 2004 | 62.20 |
| 2005 | 55.88 |
| 2007 | 62.97 |
| 2017 | 73.52 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 33.59 |
| 2004 | 49.90 |
| 2005 | 44.61 |
| 2007 | 54.98 |
| 2017 | 72.75 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 18.51 |
| 2004 | 22.80 |
| 2005 | 17.98 |
| 2007 | 28.92 |
| 2017 | 44.42 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 35.98 |
| 2004 | 50.00 |
| 2005 | 41.94 |
| 2007 | 49.13 |
| 2017 | 59.24 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 27.01 |
| 2004 | 35.90 |
| 2005 | 29.82 |
| 2007 | 39.00 |
| 2017 | 51.77 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes