Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
194th
of 203 groups
All-time high
66.2%
in 2018
All-time low
47.3%
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 66.0%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 66.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1985.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 194th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 47.3% | — |
| 1986 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 53.9% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 53.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 57.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 59.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.4% | 47.3% | 49.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 50.7% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 54.6% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 57.1% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.4% | 66.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 66.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1985.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 194th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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