Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 70.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) recorded 70.2% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 70.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 1981.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 153rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 46.1% | — |
| 1982 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 47.4% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 49.1% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 49.5% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 50.7% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 51.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.0% | 46.1% | 50.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 50.7% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 56.3% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 61.5% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.8% | 70.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7113 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 70.2% 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 Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 1981.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 153rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release