Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 66.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) stood at 66.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 66.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1980.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 161st of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.0% | — |
| 1981 | 39.6% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 40.1% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 40.6% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 41.3% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 42.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 42.6% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 43.5% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 44.2% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 47.6% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 48.6% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 50.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 53.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 66.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.8% | 39.0% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 45.7% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 53.3% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 57.3% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.1% | 66.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 66.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1980.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 161st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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