Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.82 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) stood at 0.82 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 0.82 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.61 GPIA, in 1990.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 166th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.61 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.64 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.65 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.69 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.67 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.67 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.67 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.68 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.72 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.76 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.627 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.676 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.74 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.806 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 0.82 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 GPIA in 1990.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 166th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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