Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)
ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) is 65.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) peaked at 65.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 1995.
That places ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 182nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 52.9% | — |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 54.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 52.9% | 55.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 53.0% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 53.7% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 63.9% | 65.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5505 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9135 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) was 65.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 1995.
- How does ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) ranks 182nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 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