Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 71.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) is 71.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 71.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 108th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 40.8% | — |
| 1972 | 41.0% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 42.5% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 42.2% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 43.4% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 44.2% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 47.5% | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 51.4% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 52.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 53.2% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 53.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.7% | 40.8% | 42.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 42.4% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 51.4% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 56.1% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 64.9% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 70.2% | 71.9% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 19.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 18.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 71.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 108th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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