Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%) (rate both) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%) (rate both) was 81.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 81.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 81.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 97th 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 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%) (rate both) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 75.6% | — |
| 1987 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 77.1% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 76.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 75.8% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 75.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.4% | 75.6% | 77.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 76.2% | 75.2% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 76.0% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 77.7% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 81.3% | 81.7% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.29 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 81.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 97th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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