Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) stood at 63.3%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 63.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1990.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 143rd 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 35 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.8% | — |
| 1991 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 39.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 42.9% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 46.6% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 37.8% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 45.8% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 46.1% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 59.8% | 63.3% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 63.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1990.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 143rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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