Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 66.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 66.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1973.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 134th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 16.4% | — |
| 1974 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 17.4% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 17.7% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 18.2% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 18.8% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 19.4% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 20.2% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 21.1% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 22.8% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 24.7% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 25.8% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 26.9% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 29.3% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 30.6% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 32.8% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 35.3% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 38.5% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 41.3% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 65.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 16.4% | 18.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 19.4% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 28.1% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 41.3% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 53.3% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 63.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.06 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 15.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.90 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 66.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1973.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 134th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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