Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) stood at 95.9%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1976.
That places ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 34th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 48.4% | — |
| 1977 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 50.0% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 51.9% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 53.5% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 55.1% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 56.5% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 57.9% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 59.3% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 60.7% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 62.1% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 63.4% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 69.8% | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 72.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 85.1% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.7% | 48.4% | 51.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 53.5% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.3% | 71.5% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 86.6% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 92.3% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.1% | 95.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
More education data for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 34th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 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