Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7672 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1984–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.7672 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.7672 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5553 GPIA, in 1984.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 27th out of 36 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.5553 GPIA | — |
| 1985 | 0.558 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5622 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5681 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.575 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.578 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5853 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5936 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5927 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5993 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6063 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.616 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6255 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6368 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.645 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6535 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.649 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6567 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6547 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6637 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6649 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6676 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7114 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6809 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6868 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6886 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6969 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7093 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7194 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7261 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7345 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7424 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7567 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7628 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7672 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5661 GPIA | 0.5553 GPIA | 0.578 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.6154 GPIA | 0.5853 GPIA | 0.6535 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6724 GPIA | 0.649 GPIA | 0.7114 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7365 GPIA | 0.6969 GPIA | 0.7672 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 24 Azerbaijan 0.999 GPIA compare
- 25 Brunei 0.9984 GPIA compare
- 26 Jordan 0.9973 GPIA compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 0.9971 GPIA compare
- 28 Albania 0.9963 GPIA compare
- 29 South Africa 0.9961 GPIA compare
- 30 Montenegro 0.996 GPIA compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 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 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.7672 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7672 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5553 GPIA in 1984.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/