Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 75.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 75.3%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 75.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1976.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 128th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.9% | 35.6% | 36.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 37.0% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 42.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 51.6% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 54.6% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 71.9% | 75.3% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 75.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 128th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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