Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 78.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) recorded 78.2% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 78.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 106th 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 54 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 50.2% | — |
| 1972 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 51.4% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 51.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 53.5% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 54.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 56.6% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 60.3% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 61.8% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 62.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 74.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.4% | 50.2% | 52.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 56.0% | 52.5% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 60.3% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 65.6% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 73.2% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 76.9% | 78.2% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 78.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 106th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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