Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 41.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) is 41.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) peaked at 41.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1983.
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 200th 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 15.0% | — |
| 1984 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 15.6% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 16.6% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 17.1% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 17.6% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 24.4% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 17.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 18.4% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 24.4% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 31.1% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 39.8% | 41.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 18.64 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.96 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 20.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 10.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) was 41.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1983.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 200th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 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