Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) recorded 61.4% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1981.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 184th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 33.9% | — |
| 1982 | 34.4% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 34.7% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 35.1% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 35.6% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 36.4% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 37.2% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 40.0% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 40.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 42.1% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 42.9% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 43.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 44.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 45.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 46.8% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.5% | 33.9% | 38.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 39.0% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 46.2% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 52.2% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 59.9% | 61.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5479 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7856 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 61.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1981.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 184th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release