Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 77.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 77.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 77.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 1982.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 101st 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 43 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 53.8% | — |
| 1983 | 54.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 55.9% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 57.7% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 59.1% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 60.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 61.8% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.6% | 53.8% | 57.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 57.7% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 62.9% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 64.7% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 75.7% | 77.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 77.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 101st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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