Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 67.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) recorded 67.3% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 67.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 1990.
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 142nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.7% | — |
| 1991 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 49.2% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4% | 43.7% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 49.1% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 49.7% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 64.1% | 67.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.04 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 22.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 67.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 1990.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 142nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 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