The literacy rates for women continue to improve in most SADC Member States, and the gender gap has closed significantly for men and women in the region.
|
Country |
2010/11 |
2015 |
2016/17 |
2019/2020 |
||||
|
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
Angola |
82.1 |
53.8 |
82 |
60.7 |
|
|
80.0 |
53.4 |
|
Botswana |
76.9 |
82.4 |
87.2 |
89.2 |
88.1 |
88.9 |
86.7 |
88.7 |
|
DRC |
76.2 |
55.1 |
88.8 |
65.9 |
88.5 |
66.5 |
88.5 |
66.5 |
|
Eswatini |
82.6 |
80.8 |
87.4 |
87.5 |
87.3 |
87.5 |
88.3 |
88.5 |
|
Lesotho |
74.5 |
94.5 |
70.7 |
88.2 |
70.7 |
88.3 |
67.8 |
84.9 |
|
Madagascar |
75.5 |
62.5 |
64.7 |
62.6 |
66.7 |
62.6 |
77.3 |
72.4 |
|
Malawi |
76.1 |
49.8 |
73 |
59 |
72.9 |
58.6 |
69.8 |
55.2 |
|
Mauritius |
88.6 |
82.7 |
92.8 |
88.4 |
92 |
86.7 |
93.4 |
89.4 |
|
Mozambique |
63.5 |
32.7 |
73.4 |
45.5 |
73.2 |
45.3 |
72.6 |
50.3 |
|
Namibia |
84.4 |
83.7 |
91 |
90.6 |
79.1 |
84.4 |
91.6 |
91.4 |
|
Seychelles |
93 |
94 |
94.8 |
95.8 |
94.7 |
95.7 |
95.4 |
96.3 |
|
South Africa |
87 |
85.7 |
95.8 |
93.4 |
95.5 |
93.1 |
87.7 |
86.5 |
|
Tanzania |
85.9 |
70.7 |
84.7 |
76 |
84.8 |
75.8 |
83.2 |
73.1 |
|
Zambia |
86.8 |
74.8 |
89.7 |
80.5 |
70.8 |
55.8 |
90.6 |
83.1 |
|
Zimbabwe |
94.2 |
87.2 |
88.5 |
85.2 |
88.5 |
84.5 |
89.2 |
88.3 |
Source: National Statistics Offices, UNESCO IS, Ministries of Education