Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 71.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) recorded 71.9% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 71.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 1985.
That places ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 140th 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 40 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 49.2% | — |
| 1986 | 49.9% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 50.6% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 51.3% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 51.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 54.8% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 57.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 58.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.6% | 49.2% | 51.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 52.6% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 59.1% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 62.8% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 70.8% | 71.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 71.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 140th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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