Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 82.0%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 82.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 1982.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 103rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 64.1% | — |
| 1983 | 64.4% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 66.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 67.4% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 67.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 70.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.7% | 64.1% | 67.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 68.9% | 67.4% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 70.7% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 72.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 80.7% | 82.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 82.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 103rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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