Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 87.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1986.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 83rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 65.6% | — |
| 1987 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 67.3% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 70.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 74.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.3% | 65.6% | 67.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 71.3% | 68.1% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 75.6% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 82.1% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.9% | 87.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 80 Benin 51.4% compare
- 81 Senegal 50.4% compare
- 82 Côte d'Ivoire 50.0% compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 43.6% compare
- 84 Burkina Faso 41.6% compare
- 85 Guinea 39.6% compare
- 86 Afghanistan 37.3% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 87.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 83rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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