ILO Youth Country Brief

This brief summarises youth2 labour markets and the school-to-work transition (SWT) in Ethiopia and its evolution in recent years. This introduction provides an overview of the aggregate economic and labour market context in the country. This is followed in section 2 by a discussion of the main characteristics of, and trends in, the country’s youth labour market. Section 3 looks at changes in the youth labour market observable since 2013 and section 4 considers the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on youth labour market outcomes in the country. Section 5 briefly discusses key youth employment related policy initiatives in Ethiopia and section 6 summarises the main issues and challenges identified in the preceding analysis.