Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) recorded 69.2% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) peaked at 69.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1976.
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 118th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12.8% | — |
| 1977 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 13.2% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 13.5% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 14.7% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 18.8% | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 21.4% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 24.2% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 27.2% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 28.8% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 14.1% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.9% | 25.7% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 41.9% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 54.4% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 66.7% | 69.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 631,770 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 5.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.88 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) was 69.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1976.
- How does ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 118th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release