Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries recorded 68.5% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 68.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 1983.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 170th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 54.8% | — |
| 1984 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 55.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 55.6% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 56.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 57.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 57.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 58.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.9% | 54.8% | 57.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 58.1% | 57.6% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 59.7% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 64.2% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 67.7% | 68.5% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 68.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 1983.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 170th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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