Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 58.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 58.2% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 58.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1987.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 183rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 31.4% | — |
| 1988 | 31.8% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 36.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 37.1% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.8% | 31.4% | 32.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 32.9% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 39.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 43.4% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 55.5% | 58.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 58.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1987.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 183rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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