Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 50.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) recorded 50.0% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) peaked at 50.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1983.
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 201st of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 25.3% | — |
| 1984 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 25.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 26.1% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 26.8% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 27.2% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 27.7% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 28.5% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 29.3% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 33.8% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 35.3% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.4% | 25.3% | 27.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 28.5% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 35.3% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 41.7% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 48.4% | 50.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.55 million (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 571,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) was 50.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1983.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 201st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 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