Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 68.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 68.6%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 68.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1975.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 136th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 21.3% | — |
| 1976 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 22.1% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 22.9% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 23.6% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 24.4% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 25.1% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 25.9% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 26.7% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 27.6% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 28.4% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 29.2% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 30.1% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 30.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 30.9% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 31.9% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 32.7% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 35.5% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 37.4% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 38.4% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 42.9% | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 43.9% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 67.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.3% | 21.3% | 23.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 24.4% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 31.9% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 44.9% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 55.8% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 64.8% | 68.6% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 68.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 136th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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