Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 56.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) recorded 56.8% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) peaked at 56.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1984.
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 202nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 31.0% | — |
| 1985 | 31.3% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 31.4% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 32.0% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 32.8% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 33.3% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 33.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 34.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 36.8% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 37.8% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 40.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 43.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.8% | 31.0% | 32.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 33.3% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 39.4% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.5% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 55.1% | 56.8% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 571,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.36 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.01 million (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 539,187 (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 682,681 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) was 56.8% 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1984.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 202nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 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