12,437,881 are illiterate.Youth literacy rates are 71.13% and 67.81% for males and females accordingly. 2.6% of the population (mainly in the far south and southwest) follow traditional religions; other religions (Bahá'í, Judaism, etc.) The overwhelming majority of Ethiopian students (about 95 percent) are enrolled in undergraduate programs: There were 729,028 undergraduate students in 2015 compared with only 37,152 students in master’s programs and 3,135 students in doctoral programs. Holders of level III and level IV certificates can apply for admission into university programs after two years of employment and may receive advanced standing In addition to upper-secondary TVET programs entered after grade 10, there are “basic” and “junior” TVET programs that can be entered upon completion of elementary education and provide a pathway to middle level programs. In 2019 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 2,758,989. The government’s objective over the past years has been to steer 70 percent of students into engineering and natural science programs and 30 percent into the humanities and The minimum EUEE grade average to enroll in any higher education program was 295 in 2017, but the grade cutoff for admission into natural science programs at a public HEI was significantly higher at 352, while admission into As mentioned above, alternative entry pathways exist for holders of TVET certificates of competency (level III or higher) after two years of employment. However, the availability of preschool programs varies considerably by region and is extremely limited in some areas. The Ethiopian year begins on September 11 and has 13 months: 12 months of 30 days and another month of five days (six days in a leap year, which occurs every four years). Ethiopia Administrative Regions, Cities and Population. Youth literacy rate definition covers the population between the ages of 15 to 24 years.Source: The estimation data for section "Ethiopia However, it is also one of the poorest, with a per capita income of $790. Accordingly about 30,516,481 adults are illiterate. Moths Turned Eagles, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ethiopia. Merely However, Ethiopia’s education system was nevertheless intrinsically shaped by external influences. Addis Ababa University is the country’s largest and most preeminent HEI with 48,673 students and 70 undergraduate and 293 graduate Ethiopian universities trail institutions from other East African countries in terms of international reputation. The most popular fields of study in undergraduate programs at public institutions were engineering and technology, business and economics, and the social sciences and humanities. Admission is generally based on the EUEE and is highly selective, given the scarcity of university seats. There are no publicly available statistics on inbound mobility, but it can be assumed that the number of international students in Ethiopia is small, given that the poverty-stricken, conflict-ridden country hardly has the reputation of an international study destination and does not have notable high-quality universities.Nevertheless, the Ethiopian government and institutions like the Outbound student flows from Ethiopia are small as well, if growing. Some programs may be studied in part-time (evening) or distance education mode over an extended time period of up to six years. The federal TVET agency has developed training curricula for at least TVET curricula are highly applied rather than theoretical, and include a practical training component of 70 percent that comprises a mandatory industrial internship.