Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 81.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 81.1% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 81.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1982.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 98th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 59.6% | — |
| 1983 | 60.1% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 60.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 63.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 64.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 67.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 69.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.6% | 59.6% | 63.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 66.2% | 63.9% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 69.3% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 70.7% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 79.8% | 81.1% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 81.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 98th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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