Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 64.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 64.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 1987.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 185th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 42.9% | — |
| 1988 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 43.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 44.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 45.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 46.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 46.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.3% | 42.9% | 43.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 44.2% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 49.2% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 53.2% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 62.7% | 64.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 64.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1987.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 185th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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