In a study conducted between 2016 and 2018, six in 10 Africans declared to have heard about climate change. On the contrary, 40 percent of the respondents were not familiar with the term. Mauritius, Malawi, and Uganda registered the highest percentages of respondents who stated that they had heard about climate change. Africans with a higher education were by far more likely to have heard about climate change. Around 80 percent of the respondents, who had at least a post-secondary education, knew about climate change. This was about double of the people without any formal education.
Awareness of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by educational level
Characteristic
Share of respondents who have heard about climate change
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "Have you heard about climate change, or haven’t you had the chance to hear about this yet?"
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Afrobarometer. (August 30, 2019). Awareness of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by educational level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271048/awareness-of-climate-change-in-africa-by-education/
Afrobarometer. "Awareness of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by educational level." Chart. August 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271048/awareness-of-climate-change-in-africa-by-education/
Afrobarometer. (2019). Awareness of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by educational level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271048/awareness-of-climate-change-in-africa-by-education/
Afrobarometer. "Awareness of Climate Change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by Educational Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271048/awareness-of-climate-change-in-africa-by-education/
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Awareness of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by educational level [Graph], Afrobarometer, August 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271048/awareness-of-climate-change-in-africa-by-education/
