Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.72 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 0.72 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 0.72 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.45 GPIA, in 1985.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 193rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.45 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.52 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.55 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.61 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.65 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.69 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.464 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.527 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 0.57 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.558 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.647 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.712 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 0.72 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 GPIA in 1985.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 193rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release