Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 68.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
68.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
188th
of 203 groups
All-time high
71.6%
in 2002
All-time low
34.2%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1971–2022
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 68.3%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 71.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1971.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 188th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 34.2% | — |
| 1972 | 34.9% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 35.6% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 36.3% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 37.0% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 37.8% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 38.7% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 39.7% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 40.9% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 42.0% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 44.0% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 45.4% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 47.2% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 48.8% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 49.9% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 51.9% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 53.1% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 54.2% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 55.6% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 56.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 57.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 59.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 60.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 68.2% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 66.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.2% | 34.2% | 40.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 42.0% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 54.2% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 66.8% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 66.6% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 68.2% | 68.3% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 68.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 188th out of 203 groups with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release