Ethiopia Literacy Rate 1994-2024
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.
- Ethiopia literacy rate for 2017 was 51.77%, a 12.78% increase from 2007.
- Ethiopia literacy rate for 2007 was 39.00%, a 9.18% increase from 2005.
- Ethiopia literacy rate for 2005 was 29.82%, a 6.08% decline from 2004.
- Ethiopia literacy rate for 2004 was 35.90%, a 8.89% increase from 1994.
| Ethiopia Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2017 |
51.77% |
12.78% |
| 2007 |
39.00% |
9.18% |
| 2005 |
29.82% |
-6.08% |
| 2004 |
35.90% |
8.89% |
| 1994 |
27.01% |
8.89% |
