ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) vs Tajikistan: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
99.9%
in 2024
Tajikistan
100.0%
in 2009
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank
2nd
Tajikistan rank
1st

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time

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

Tajikistan currently reports 100.0% against 99.9% in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1989 it was ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ahead.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 2nd and Tajikistan ranks 1st of 203 groups.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1980s 99.4% 98.5% 0.9% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2000s 99.8% 99.6% 0.1% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 100.0% against 99.9% in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) as of 2009.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Tajikistan?
0.1%, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Tajikistan?
5 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2009.
How do ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Tajikistan rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 2nd and Tajikistan ranks 1st of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
290 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release