Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 29.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 29.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 29.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1973.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 166th out of 201 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.4% | — |
| 1974 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 4.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 18.1% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 29.1% | 29.3% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 29.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1973.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 166th out of 201 groups with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release