Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 53.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
53.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
182nd
of 203 groups
All-time high
53.4%
in 2022
All-time low
12.6%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1971–2022
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 53.4% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 53.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1971.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 182nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.6% | — |
| 1972 | 12.9% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 13.8% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 14.2% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 15.0% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 16.9% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 19.8% | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 21.6% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 25.6% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 26.6% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 27.6% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 28.7% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 31.1% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 34.5% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 41.2% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.2% | 12.6% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 23.6% | 18.1% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 29.8% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 42.3% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 48.0% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 53.1% | 53.4% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,760 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 252,251 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 53.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 182nd out of 203 groups with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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