Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 72.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) stood at 72.1%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 72.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1990.
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 138th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.0% | — |
| 1991 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 56.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 58.7% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 60.3% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 59.5% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 58.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.0% | 54.0% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 59.0% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 58.9% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 69.9% | 72.1% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 72.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1990.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 138th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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