Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 2 recorded 65.0% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 65.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 1985.
That places GPE: Region 2 183rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 43.7% | — |
| 1986 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 44.8% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 45.4% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 46.1% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 46.8% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 47.6% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 48.3% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 51.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.8% | 43.7% | 46.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 46.8% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 51.1% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 53.6% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 63.8% | 65.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 2?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 was 65.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 1985.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 183rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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