Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 77.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) recorded 77.2% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 77.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 1989.
That places ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 116th 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 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.3% | 56.3% | 56.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 57.1% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 62.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 62.6% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 74.8% | 77.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.79 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 7.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.69 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 77.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 1989.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 116th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release