Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 56.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 56.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 56.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1989.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 197th out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 37.6% | — |
| 1990 | 38.3% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 38.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 39.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 40.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 40.6% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 43.2% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 46.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 46.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 38.3% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 43.3% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.1% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 55.4% | 56.1% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.80 million (2021)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.47 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 21.91 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 9.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 56.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1989.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 197th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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