Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.83 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.83 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
120th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.83 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.62 GPIA
in 1987
Years of data
38
1987–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 0.83 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.83 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.62 GPIA, in 1987.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 120th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.62 GPIA | — |
| 1988 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.64 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.71 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6233 GPIA | 0.62 GPIA | 0.63 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.659 GPIA | 0.63 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.722 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.78 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.822 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.83 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 GPIA in 1987.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 120th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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