Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 57.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 57.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 57.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1988.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 186th out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 33.8% | — |
| 1989 | 34.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 34.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 35.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 35.5% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 37.8% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 38.8% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 39.7% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 41.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.0% | 33.8% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 34.5% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 39.8% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 47.0% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 56.0% | 57.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5154 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.91 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7137 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 57.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1988.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 186th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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