Ethiopia - Adult literacy rate

51.77 (%) in 2017

Adult literacy rate of Ethiopia jumped by 9.01% from 47.49 % in 2016 to 51.77 % in 2017. Since the 16.93% drop in 2005, adult literacy rate shot up by 73.61% in 2017.

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What is adult literacy rate?

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.

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