Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 65.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 65.8% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 65.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1975.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 163rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 26.3% | — |
| 1976 | 26.3% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 26.7% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 27.2% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 27.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 28.1% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 28.6% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 29.2% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 29.6% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 30.1% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 30.5% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 31.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 32.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 33.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 35.1% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 36.6% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 37.6% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 38.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 38.9% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 41.3% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 42.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.8% | 26.3% | 27.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 28.1% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 33.3% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 42.6% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 49.4% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 62.2% | 65.8% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 65.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1975.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 163rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia 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