Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) stood at 94.8%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) peaked at 94.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 48th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 67.6% | — |
| 1975 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 68.7% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 69.6% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 70.5% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 71.4% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 74.7% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 78.0% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 78.9% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 80.3% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 82.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 83.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.3% | 67.6% | 71.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 75.8% | 72.2% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.0% | 80.3% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 85.9% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 90.8% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 93.9% | 94.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) was 94.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 48th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 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