Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
75th
of 203 groups
All-time high
85.3%
in 2024
All-time low
45.2%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 85.3%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 85.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1975.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 75th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 45.2% | — |
| 1976 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 46.9% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 48.0% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 49.1% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 50.2% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 51.2% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 52.2% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 53.4% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 54.4% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 56.5% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 59.3% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 60.1% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 61.8% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 62.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 70.2% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 72.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 73.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.3% | 45.2% | 48.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 54.2% | 49.1% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.9% | 61.0% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 73.5% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 79.8% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 83.7% | 85.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 167.63 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1619 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 127.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 85.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 75th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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