Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 81.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1986β2024
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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release