Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.77 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 0.77 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.77 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.51 GPIA, in 1986.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 176th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.51 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.51 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.52 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.61 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.64 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.64 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.64 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.67 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.515 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.567 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.622 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 0.64 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.704 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.762 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.77 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 GPIA in 1986.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 176th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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