Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 85.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 85.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 1975.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 40.4% | — |
| 1976 | 40.5% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 41.9% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 42.9% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 43.9% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 44.9% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 46.0% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 48.4% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 49.4% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 50.4% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 51.3% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 55.2% | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 56.4% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 57.7% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 58.9% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 62.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 69.3% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 71.7% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 72.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.3% | 40.4% | 42.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 43.9% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.1% | 57.7% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 73.4% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 79.6% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 83.6% | 85.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 85.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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