Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 65.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) is 65.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 65.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1985.
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 135th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 37.6% | — |
| 1986 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 40.4% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 41.1% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 41.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 43.3% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 46.2% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.1% | 37.6% | 40.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 41.1% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 49.2% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 54.5% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 64.4% | 65.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.6255 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 65.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 135th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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