Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 52.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) is 52.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 52.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1981.
That places ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 183rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 20.5% | — |
| 1982 | 20.9% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 21.8% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 22.2% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 23.9% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 24.8% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 26.7% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 27.6% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 28.5% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 29.4% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 31.2% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 33.6% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 32.8% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.2% | 20.5% | 24.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 25.7% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 32.8% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 40.8% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.0% | 52.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 25.62 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.25 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 22.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 45.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 23.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 52.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1981.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 183rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release