Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 99.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.4%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
18th
of 203 groups
All-time high
99.4%
in 2021
All-time low
99.3%
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2022
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) recorded 99.4% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 99.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 2003.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 18th out of 203 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 99.3% | — |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- 15 Palestine, State of 98.5% compare
- 16 Chile 98.4% compare
- 17 Samoa 98.2% compare
- 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 98.2% compare
- 19 Montenegro 97.9% compare
- 20 China 97.7% compare
- 21 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 97.7% compare
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3044 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 99.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 2003.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 18th out of 203 groups with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 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