Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 76.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1987–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 76.8% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 76.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1987.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 97th out of 203 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 47.2% | — |
| 1988 | 48.2% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 49.1% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 50.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 50.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 52.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 54.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 58.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 59.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 70.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.2% | 47.2% | 49.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 50.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 60.5% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 72.0% | 76.8% | 8 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 909,600 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.80 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 420,985 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 76.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1987.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 97th out of 203 groups with data for 2017.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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