Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 85.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1986–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 85.5%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 85.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1986.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 88th out of 203 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 61.1% | — |
| 1987 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 65.8% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 66.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 67.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 68.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 69.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 70.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 71.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 72.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.9% | 61.1% | 62.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 63.7% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 72.7% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 81.1% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 85.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 88th out of 203 groups with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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