Azerbaijan vs ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female

Azerbaijan
99.7%
in 2023
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
99.9%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
3rd
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank
4th

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
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How they compare

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) currently reports 99.9% against 99.7% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 3rd and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 4th of 89 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) Difference Ahead
1990s 98.2% 99.0% 0.8% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2000s 99.5% 99.5% 0.0% Azerbaijan
2010s 99.7% 99.7% 0.0% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2020s 99.7% 99.9% 0.2% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Azerbaijan or ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), at 99.9% against 99.7% in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Azerbaijan and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
0.2%, with ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
Azerbaijan ranks 3rd and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 4th of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
292 places, 9,572 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release