Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 58.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) stood at 58.5%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 58.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 1983.
That places ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 199th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 34.4% | — |
| 1984 | 34.7% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 35.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 35.2% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 36.1% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 36.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 36.9% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 37.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 38.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 40.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 42.8% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.4% | 34.4% | 36.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 36.9% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 43.2% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 51.0% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 57.1% | 58.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 58.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 1983.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 199th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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