Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 72.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) is 72.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 72.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 1986.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 146th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 50.7% | — |
| 1987 | 51.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 51.9% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 57.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 58.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 72.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.6% | 50.7% | 52.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 53.0% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 59.3% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 63.7% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 70.9% | 72.6% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 72.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 1986.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 146th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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