Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 2, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 2 stood at 52.4%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 52.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1985.
That places GPE: Region 2 185th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 24.8% | — |
| 1986 | 25.1% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 25.9% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 26.6% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 27.3% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 28.9% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.9% | 24.8% | 27.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 28.1% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 33.8% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 38.5% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 50.8% | 52.4% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.21 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 2?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Region 2 was 52.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1985.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 185th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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