Ethiopia is enhancing digital skills through EdTech, foundational education, and strategic partnerships to bridge critical skill gaps and drive digital inclusion.
- Ethiopia aims to achieve 70% digital literacy and financial inclusion by 2025, emphasizing education, EdTech development, and strategic partnerships to address skill gaps. || Source: UNCDF
- In 2017, adult digital literacy reached 51.8%, reflecting a 12.78% increase since 2007, yet a 14.8% gender gap persists. Ethiopia ranked 112th of 138 economies in digital skills in 2018. || Source: World Economic Forum
+ Furthermore, Ethiopia ranked 137th in ICT adoption and 100th in digital skills among 141 countries in 2019, trailing Kenya, Ghana, and Rwanda in digital competencies. || Source: Global Competitiveness Report - To bridge these gaps, initiatives like Huawei’s DigiTruck, ITU-Cisco Digital Transformation Centers, and UNCDF’s Digital Ethiopia Learning have expanded digital training across Ethiopia since 2019. || Source: Kflip Info
- As of early 2024, Ethiopia had 7.05 million social media users (5.5% of the population), growing 17.5% year-over-year, alongside 19,000 software developers, ranking among Africa’s top ten. || Sources: Data Reportal, Glassdoor
