Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 65.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 65.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 65.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1975.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 136th 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 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.7% | — |
| 1976 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 17.3% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 18.0% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 19.4% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 20.2% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 22.5% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 24.9% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 25.6% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 26.2% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 26.9% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 27.5% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 29.0% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 29.7% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 31.2% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 32.1% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 58.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 60.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 16.7% | 18.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 19.4% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.1% | 26.9% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 39.0% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 49.9% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 60.2% | 65.4% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 65.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 136th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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