Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 52.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) is 52.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 52.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1985.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 197th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 27.8% | — |
| 1986 | 28.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 28.9% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 29.6% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 30.5% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 31.4% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 32.3% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 33.2% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 35.2% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 35.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.0% | 27.8% | 30.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 31.4% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 34.4% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 39.9% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 51.3% | 52.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 52.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 197th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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