Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 60.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 60.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 60.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1987.
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 198th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 39.3% | — |
| 1988 | 39.6% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 40.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.7% | 39.3% | 40.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 40.6% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 45.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 50.1% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 58.4% | 60.3% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 60.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1987.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 198th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income 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