Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 75.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 75.9%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 75.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1982.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 101st out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.5% | 47.4% | 51.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 52.0% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 60.0% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 62.4% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.8% | 75.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 75.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 101st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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