Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 31.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) recorded 31.0% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 31.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1989.
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 141st of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6.0% | — |
| 1990 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +62.7% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +62.7% | 12.7% | 20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 10.8% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 18.1% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 25.8% | 31.0% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 31.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1989.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 141st out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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