Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) stood at 64.7%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 64.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 1981.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 184th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 39.9% | — |
| 1982 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 41.3% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 41.8% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 42.6% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 44.2% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 45.1% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 46.1% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 52.2% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 53.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 56.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.6% | 39.9% | 44.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 45.1% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 51.2% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 56.4% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 63.3% | 64.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 64.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 1981.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 184th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release