Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 51.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 51.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 51.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1987.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 187th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24.8% | — |
| 1988 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 25.9% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 26.5% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 27.7% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 29.1% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 32.5% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 33.4% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.3% | 24.8% | 25.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 26.5% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 34.2% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 36.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 48.4% | 51.1% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 51.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1987.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 187th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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