Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 72.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 72.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 72.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 1975.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 113th 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 28.0% | — |
| 1976 | 28.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 28.4% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 29.4% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 29.9% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 30.3% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 31.4% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 31.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 32.4% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 33.6% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 34.9% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 35.6% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 37.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 37.7% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 39.8% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 46.5% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.5% | 28.0% | 29.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 32.4% | 29.9% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 36.4% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 48.5% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 54.6% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 70.2% | 72.8% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 72.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 113th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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