Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 68.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 68.7% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 68.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1974.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 135th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 24.8% | — |
| 1975 | 25.1% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 25.5% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 26.5% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 27.1% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 27.8% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 28.6% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 29.4% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 29.7% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 30.8% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 31.9% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 34.2% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 36.5% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 39.0% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 41.3% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 43.9% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.8% | 24.8% | 27.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 31.7% | 27.8% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 37.7% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 49.3% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 59.1% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 66.2% | 68.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 68.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1974.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 135th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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