Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 91.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 91.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 91.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2003.
That places GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 67th 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 22 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 82.7% | — |
| 2004 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.6% | 82.7% | 84.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 85.1% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 89.5% | 91.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 91.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2003.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 67th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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