Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 58.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) stood at 58.3%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 58.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1982.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 182nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 25.4% | — |
| 1983 | 25.8% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 26.3% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 27.5% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 28.4% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 28.9% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 29.6% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 30.5% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 31.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 32.2% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 33.0% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 34.0% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 36.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 38.8% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.4% | 25.4% | 29.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 30.5% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 37.4% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 44.0% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 55.4% | 58.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.79 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 58.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 182nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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