Share of people ages 15-24 who can read and write. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
| Period | Youth Literacy Rate |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 84.7% |
| 2021 | 79.7% |
| 2019 | 79.1% |
| 2016 | 71.8% |
| 2013 | 71.8% |
| 2011 | 54.83% |
| 2007 | 55% |
| 2005 | 47.49% |
| 2004 | 49.9% |
| 2000 | 38.61% |
13 countries carry a recent youth literacy rate figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
159 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Ethiopia, grouped by topic.