Adult literacy rate

89.85 (%) in 2022

Adult literacy rate of Zimbabwe dipped by 3.62% from 93.23 % in 2019 to 89.85 % in 2022. Since the 6.11% surge in 2014, adult literacy rate rose by 1.30% in 2022.

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Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.

Date Value Change, %
2022 89.85 -3.62%
2019 93.23 5.11%
2014 88.69 6.11%
2011 83.58 -0.50%
1992 84.00 7.69%
1982 78.00