Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries is 97.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 97.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 1976.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 39th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 43.6% | — |
| 1977 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 45.3% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 46.8% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 49.7% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 51.2% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 52.8% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 54.3% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 55.7% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 57.0% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 58.2% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 65.7% | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 67.5% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 69.1% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 70.6% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 73.3% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 74.8% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 76.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 77.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 86.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 87.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.9% | 43.6% | 46.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 56.0% | 48.2% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.4% | 69.1% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 88.7% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.8% | 97.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 1976.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 39th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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