Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 74.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) recorded 74.7% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 74.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1989.
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 106th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 49.3% | — |
| 1990 | 50.1% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 53.6% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 54.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 56.7% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 57.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 62.2% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 50.1% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 56.1% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 57.1% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 71.5% | 74.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.79 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 7.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.69 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 74.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1989.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 106th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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