Between 2018 and 2022, Seychelles was the country with the highest adult literacy rate in Africa, at around 96 percent. São Tomé and Príncipe and Namibia followed with a literacy rate of approximately 94 percent and 92 percent, respectively. The average rate on the continent stood at roughly 67 percent. Moreover, Southern Africa had the highest literacy levels among African regions.
Adult literacy rate in Africa between 2018 and 2022, by country
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* Data as of 2018.
** Data as of 2019.
*** Data as of 2020.
****Data as of 2021.
The adult literacy rate is the share of people aged 15 years and older who can read, write, and understand a short simple statement about their everyday life.
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World Bank. (October 26, 2023). Adult literacy rate in Africa between 2018 and 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321961/adult-literacy-rate-in-africa-by-country/
World Bank. "Adult literacy rate in Africa between 2018 and 2022, by country ." Chart. October 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321961/adult-literacy-rate-in-africa-by-country/
World Bank. (2023). Adult literacy rate in Africa between 2018 and 2022, by country . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321961/adult-literacy-rate-in-africa-by-country/
World Bank. "Adult Literacy Rate in Africa between 2018 and 2022, by Country ." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321961/adult-literacy-rate-in-africa-by-country/
World Bank, Adult literacy rate in Africa between 2018 and 2022, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321961/adult-literacy-rate-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Adult literacy rate in Africa between 2018 and 2022, by country [Graph], World Bank, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321961/adult-literacy-rate-in-africa-by-country/
