Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 55.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 55.5%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 55.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 191st out of 203 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.6% | — |
| 1972 | 20.3% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 21.0% | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 21.7% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 22.5% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 23.2% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 24.2% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 25.1% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 26.1% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 27.4% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 28.7% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 30.0% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 32.2% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 34.7% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 35.3% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 36.7% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 38.3% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 40.5% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 41.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 45.2% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 46.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.6% | 19.6% | 26.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 27.4% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 37.5% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 47.1% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 50.1% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 55.0% | 55.5% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 55.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 191st out of 203 groups with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release