Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) is 95.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 95.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 1974.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 57th 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 51 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 74.5% | — |
| 1975 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 75.1% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.5% | 74.5% | 77.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 80.1% | 77.7% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 82.9% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 88.5% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 92.0% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.9% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 95.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 1974.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 57th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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