Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.8 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.8 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.56 GPIA, in 1985.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 145th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.56 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.56 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.65 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.67 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.67 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.57 GPIA | 0.56 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.618 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.67 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.74 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.788 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.8 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.56 GPIA in 1985.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 145th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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