SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Ethiopia, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1 for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Ethiopia ranks 70th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 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 sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Ethiopia?
- Sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Ethiopia was 1 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized?
- Ethiopia ranks 70th out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized 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 International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG 8.b.1 tracks whether a country has a national youth employment strategy, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy, and how far it has been implemented. Scores run from 0, meaning no strategy or steps taken, through 1 (under development) and 2 (formally adopted), to 3 (fully operational).