Ethiopia vs Morocco: Literate and illiterate world population

Ethiopia

39.5%

in 2022

Morocco

35.7%

in 2014

Ethiopia rank

14th

Morocco rank

17th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Ethiopia currently reports 39.5% against 35.7% in Morocco, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 14th and Morocco ranks 17th of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.