Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 79.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1986–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 79.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 79.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1986.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 94th out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 53.3% | — |
| 1987 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 55.3% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 56.8% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 57.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 58.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 59.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 59.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 66.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 67.5% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 68.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.2% | 53.3% | 55.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 59.8% | 56.2% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 65.2% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 73.5% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 79.5% | 79.9% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 79.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 94th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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