Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 47.4% | — |
| 1983 | 47.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 48.4% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 49.8% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 51.4% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 51.8% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 52.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 54.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 56.1% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 57.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (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