Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) recorded 97.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 97.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 1976.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 41st 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 42.7% | — |
| 1977 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 44.4% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 47.4% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 48.9% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 50.4% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 53.6% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 56.3% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 57.5% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 65.2% | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 67.0% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 68.7% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 70.2% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 71.6% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 73.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 74.4% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 75.8% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 77.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 85.8% | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +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 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.0% | 42.7% | 45.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 55.3% | 47.4% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 68.7% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 88.5% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 94.4% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.8% | 97.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 1976.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 41st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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