Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 99.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2001.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 20th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 98.2% | — |
| 2002 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.2% | 98.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 40.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2001.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 20th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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