Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 73.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Lower middle income is 73.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 73.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 1975.
Lower middle income ranks 25th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 42.8% | — |
| 1976 | 42.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 43.4% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 43.9% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 44.5% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 45.0% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 45.8% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 46.3% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 46.8% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 48.6% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 53.2% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 54.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 55.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 59.7% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 60.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.5% | 42.8% | 44.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 47.8% | 45.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 51.1% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 60.5% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 67.2% | 73.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More reference data data for Lower middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 6,782 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 469.5 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 475.87 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.75 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59.49 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.41 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.44 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Lower middle income was 73.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 1975.
- How does Lower middle income rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 25th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the population between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.