Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 41.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1985–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 41.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 41.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1985.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 201st of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 20.9% | — |
| 1986 | 21.2% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 22.0% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 23.7% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 25.6% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 26.4% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 29.2% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 30.3% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 31.4% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 20.9% | 23.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 24.6% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 28.1% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 34.5% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 40.9% | 41.1% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 41.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 201st out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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