Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 79.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) recorded 79.4% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 79.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 1989.
That places ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 108th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 61.6% | — |
| 1990 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 65.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 66.3% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 67.4% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 67.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.3% | 62.3% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 65.3% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 66.0% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 77.3% | 79.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9445 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 79.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 1989.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 108th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release