Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 50.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) is 50.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 50.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1982.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 188th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 18.2% | — |
| 1983 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 20.9% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 21.6% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 22.4% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 23.2% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 24.1% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 24.9% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 25.9% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 27.9% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.0% | 18.2% | 22.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 23.2% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 32.2% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 36.5% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 47.5% | 50.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 878,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.21 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 50.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 188th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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