Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 74.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 74.1%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 74.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 1988.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 158th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 59.4% | — |
| 1989 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 64.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 65.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 66.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.6% | 59.4% | 59.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 63.4% | 60.5% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 63.5% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 65.1% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 73.5% | 74.1% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 74.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 1988.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 158th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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