Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) recorded 98.1% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 98.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1977.
That places ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 31st out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 43.3% | — |
| 1977 | 43.2% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 44.6% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 47.3% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 48.6% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 50.0% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 51.5% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 52.9% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 54.2% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 55.5% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 56.9% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 65.2% | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 66.9% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 68.5% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 70.1% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 71.5% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 72.8% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 74.3% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 75.6% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 76.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 86.7% | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 87.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 88.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 43.2% | 45.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 54.9% | 47.3% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.2% | 68.5% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 89.3% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 95.1% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.5% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
More education data for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 98.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1977.
- How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 31st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 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