Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of out-of-school Youths in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2023
Variables | Category | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | 10–14 | 33.5 |
15–19 | 33.9 | |
20–24 | 32.6 | |
Sex | Male | 42.8 |
Female | 57.2 | |
Educational status | No formal education | 43.8 |
Primary education | 50.6 | |
Secondary education | 5.7 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 73.5 |
Muslim | 20.9 | |
Protestant | 5.2 | |
Others | 0.4 | |
Religious practice | Daily | 6.7 |
Once in a week | 88.0 | |
Rarely | 3.6 | |
Never | 1.7 | |
Fathers’ level of education | Unable to read and write | 16.1 |
Only read and write | 24.8 | |
Primary | 27.1 | |
Secondary | 20.0 | |
College and above | 12.0 |