Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) is 81.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 81.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 1991.
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 132nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 71.5% | — |
| 1992 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 73.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.4% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 77.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 71.5% | 77.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 72.8% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 72.3% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 80.4% | 81.3% | 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, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 81.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 1991.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 132nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release