Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) is 96.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 96.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1974.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 50th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 64.0% | — |
| 1975 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 66.4% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 67.5% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 68.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 69.7% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 70.7% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 71.7% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 72.7% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 73.6% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 74.6% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 77.1% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 81.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 84.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 86.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.0% | 64.0% | 68.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 69.7% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.6% | 78.0% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 86.2% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 91.8% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 30.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 96.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 50th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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