Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
172nd
of 203 groups
All-time high
65.1%
in 2023
All-time low
53.6%
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 65.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 65.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 1983.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 172nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 53.6% | — |
| 1984 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 55.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 56.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 56.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 56.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 57.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 57.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.4% | 53.6% | 55.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 55.7% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 57.6% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 60.6% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 64.7% | 65.1% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 978,739 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.60 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.74 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.64 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3429 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 65.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 1983.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 172nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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