Central African Republic

Adult literacy in Central African Republic

Adult literacy in Central African Republic: 18.2% in 1975 and 42.4% in 2019, by UNESCO estimates.

Latest, 2019
42.4%
Since 1975
+24.2 percentage points
World, 2019
86.8%
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% of adults · UNESCO

Adult literacy in Central African RepublicAdult literacy in Central African Republic: 18.2% in 1975 and 42.4% in 2019, by UNESCO estimates. The highest was 50.7% in 2000, the lowest 18.2% in 1975.
Estimates, UNESCOWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 50.7% in 2000, the lowest 18.2% in 1975.

Every year

% of adults · UNESCO

YearCentral African RepublicWorld
2024–87.7
2023–87.6
2022–87.4
2021–87.2
2020–87
201942.486.8
2018–86.8
2017–86.5
2016–86.3
2015–86
2014–85.6
2013–85.2
2012–84.9
2011–84.7
2010–84.4
2009–83.8
2008–83.5
2007–83.1
2006–82.5
2005–82.6
2004–82.6
2003–82.2
2002–81.7
2001–81.4
200050.781.1
1999–80.9
1998–80.5
1997–79.3
1996–77.3
1995–76.9
1994–76.4
1993–76
1992–75.5
1991–75.1
1990–74.6
1989–74.1
198833.673.6
1987–71.9
1986–71.3
1985–70.7
1984–70.2
1983–69.5
1982–68.9
1981–68.4
1980–67.8
1979–67.2
1978–66.5
1977–65.9
1976–65.6
197518.265.4

Good to know

  • The share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life.
  • Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, via the World Bank.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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