Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific is 95.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 95.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1976.
That places AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 44th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 53.3% | — |
| 1977 | 53.6% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 55.0% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 56.6% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 58.0% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 59.4% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 60.7% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 61.9% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 63.2% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 64.4% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 65.5% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 66.9% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 71.9% | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 72.8% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 73.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 75.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 76.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 84.8% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.6% | 53.3% | 56.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 64.5% | 58.0% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 73.6% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 86.3% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 91.7% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.5% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific was 95.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1976.
- How does AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 44th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release