Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) was 71.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) stood at 71.1%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 71.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 1989.
That places ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 111th 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 36 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 40.8% | — |
| 1990 | 41.7% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 42.6% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 43.5% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 45.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 47.3% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 49.2% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 51.7% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.8% | 40.8% | 40.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 41.7% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 51.2% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 52.1% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 67.3% | 71.1% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 71.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 1989.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 111th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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