Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 67.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 67.4% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 67.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1986.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 140th of 203 groups on this measure, 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, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 39.0% | — |
| 1987 | 39.8% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 40.4% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 41.6% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 42.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 43.3% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 43.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 45.1% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 49.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.0% | 39.0% | 40.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 41.6% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 49.8% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 55.0% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.1% | 67.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.8121 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9722 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 67.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1986.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 140th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release