Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 65.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) recorded 65.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 70.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 35th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.0% | — |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.7% | 67.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 67.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 66.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 65.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
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- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 65.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 35th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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