Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 60.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 1, 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 1 is 60.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 60.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 1984.
That places GPE: Region 1 153rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 28.2% | — |
| 1985 | 28.8% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 30.1% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 30.9% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 31.5% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 34.3% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 38.0% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 39.2% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 40.2% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 41.2% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.8% | 28.2% | 31.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 32.4% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 42.4% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 47.7% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 57.9% | 60.4% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 1?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 1 was 60.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 1984.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 153rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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