Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 80.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 80.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 80.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1976.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 100th 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 49 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 55.6% | — |
| 1977 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 55.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 55.8% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 55.8% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 56.8% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 57.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 57.6% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 58.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 58.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 58.9% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 59.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 59.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 60.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.5% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 62.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.7% | 55.6% | 55.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 57.4% | 55.8% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.2% | 58.9% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 62.9% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 65.6% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 78.5% | 80.9% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 80.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 100th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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