Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 59.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1989–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 59.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 66.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2016.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 155th out of 203 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 61.0% | — |
| 1990 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 66.0% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 62.4% | 61.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 62.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 59.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 59.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2016.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 155th out of 203 groups with data for 2022.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release