Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 47.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 47.7% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 47.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1985.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 201st of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 27.8% | — |
| 1986 | 28.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 29.7% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 30.6% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 31.6% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 32.6% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 33.5% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 34.6% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 35.7% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 37.8% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 38.9% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 40.4% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 35.5% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.0% | 27.8% | 30.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 36.3% | 31.6% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 34.2% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 39.9% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 46.7% | 47.7% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.58 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 47.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 201st out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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