Youth/adult literacy rate in Central Asia
Central Asia: Youth/adult literacy rate was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.9%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 15 groups
All-time high
99.9%
in 2010
All-time low
99.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Youth/adult literacy rate in Central Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth/adult literacy rate in Central Asia is 99.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Central Asia peaked at 99.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 2000.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.8% | — |
| 2001 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
More education data for Central Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 22.0% (2024)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 17.0% (2025)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 97.9% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 99.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 86.9% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.9% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 96.4% (2024)
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Central Asia?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Central Asia was 99.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 2000.
- How does Central Asia rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Central Asia ranks 1st out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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