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South Africa Literacy Rate 2020s

Name: South Africa Literacy Rate 2020s
Creator: World Bank
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Adult literacy rate · World Bank

90.57% decade average (2020-2029)

South Africa's literacy rate during the 2020s ranged from 90.00% (2021) to 91.15% (2024), averaging 90.57% over 3 years of data.

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2020s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2021	90.00%	−5.02pp	22nd
2024	91.15%	+1.15pp	14th
2025	90.57%	−0.58pp	34th