National strategy for youth employment in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: National strategy for youth employment was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 75 countries
All-time high
2
in 2019
All-time low
1
in 2024
Years of data
5
2019–2025
National strategy for youth employment in Ethiopia, 2019–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1 for national strategy for youth employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
That places Ethiopia 70th out of 75 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
National strategy for youth employment in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 50% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 70 Cameroon 1 compare
- 70 Cook Islands 1 compare
- 70 Kyrgyzstan 1 compare
- 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 compare
- 70 Sri Lanka 1 compare
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is national strategy for youth employment in Ethiopia?
- National strategy for youth employment in Ethiopia was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest national strategy for youth employment recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest national strategy for youth employment recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for national strategy for youth employment?
- Ethiopia ranks 70th out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is national strategy for youth employment rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of National strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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