Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 95.5%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 95.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 1974.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 53rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 73.5% | — |
| 1975 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 75.0% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 76.8% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 77.5% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 81.9% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 85.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.7% | 73.5% | 76.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 79.7% | 76.8% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.9% | 83.5% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 88.5% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 91.8% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.8% | 95.5% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 95.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 1974.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 53rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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