Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 44.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) is 44.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 44.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1983.
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 198th 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, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18.7% | — |
| 1984 | 19.1% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 19.9% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 20.6% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 21.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 22.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 28.1% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.0% | 18.7% | 21.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 22.0% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 28.6% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 34.7% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 43.0% | 44.8% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 9.71 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 10.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 44.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1983.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 198th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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