Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 47.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) recorded 47.3% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 47.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1985.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 194th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 21.4% | — |
| 1986 | 21.6% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 22.3% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 23.9% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 24.7% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 25.5% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 26.3% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 28.0% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 28.6% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 30.6% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 31.8% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.5% | 21.4% | 23.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 24.7% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 28.4% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 34.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 46.2% | 47.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 47.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 194th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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