Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 67.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 67.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 67.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 1982.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 151st 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 43 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 41.2% | — |
| 1983 | 41.3% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 41.9% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 42.4% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 43.8% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 44.6% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 45.3% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 46.2% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 46.8% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 47.7% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 49.5% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 50.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 51.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.9% | 41.2% | 45.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 46.2% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 53.6% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 57.8% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 66.2% | 67.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 67.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 1982.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 151st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release