Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 98.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2001.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 20th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 96.3% | — |
| 2002 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.3% | 97.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 17 Philippines 97.0% compare
- 18 Palestine, State of 96.8% compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 96.7% compare
- 20 Lesotho 96.6% compare
- 21 Singapore 96.4% compare
- 22 Chile 96.3% compare
- 23 Bahrain 96.3% compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2001.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 20th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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