Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female was 61.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1985–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 61.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 63.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2019.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 61.8% | — |
| 1986 | 61.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 62.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 62.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 62.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 62.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.1% | 61.8% | 62.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 62.4% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 61.9% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 61.4% | 62.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 61.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2019.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the adult illiterate population (age 25-64) that is female.