Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
24th
of 203 groups
All-time high
98.7%
in 2024
All-time low
97.2%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 98.7% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2001.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 24th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 97.2% | — |
| 2002 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.5% | 97.2% | 97.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 21 Singapore 97.7% compare
- 22 Oman 97.3% compare
- 23 Türkiye 97.3% compare
- 24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 97.2% compare
- 25 China 96.7% compare
- 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.7% compare
- 27 Macau, China 96.5% compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 98.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2001.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 24th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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