Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.84 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) stood at 0.84 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 0.84 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.62 GPIA, in 1989.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 134th out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.62 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.64 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.73 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.66 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.67 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.72 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.76 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.62 GPIA | 0.62 GPIA | 0.62 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.658 GPIA | 0.62 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.698 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 0.73 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.785 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8325 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7137 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.91 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 0.84 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 GPIA in 1989.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 134th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release