Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 68.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 68.8% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 68.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 1986.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 147th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 45.1% | — |
| 1987 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 55.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.9% | 45.1% | 46.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 47.5% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 55.0% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 59.4% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.0% | 68.8% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 43.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 68.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 1986.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 147th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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