Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) stood at 64.4%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 64.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1982.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 187th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 36.2% | — |
| 1983 | 36.5% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 37.1% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 37.6% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 38.9% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 39.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 40.0% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 40.7% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 42.6% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 43.4% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 47.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.0% | 36.2% | 40.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 43.1% | 40.7% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 46.4% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 53.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 62.2% | 64.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.79 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 64.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 187th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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