Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 3, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 stood at 84.0%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% 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: Region 3 peaked at 84.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1975.
That places GPE: Region 3 91st 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 51 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 61.4% | — |
| 1975 | 61.4% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 66.2% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 71.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.9% | 61.4% | 62.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 64.9% | 63.1% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 67.0% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 73.1% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 77.3% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 82.7% | 84.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 3?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 was 84.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1975.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 91st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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