Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 96.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 96.2% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 96.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1976.
That places East Asia & Pacific 9th out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 46.4% | — |
| 1977 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 48.0% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 49.6% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 50.3% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 52.3% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 55.1% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 55.1% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 56.6% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 59.3% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 60.8% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 67.6% | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 69.2% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 70.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 71.8% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 73.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 74.4% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 75.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 77.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 78.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 86.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 87.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 89.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.6% | 46.4% | 49.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 58.4% | 50.3% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.1% | 70.5% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 89.2% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 93.9% | 96.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 31.45 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.12 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.94 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.52 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.16 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.26 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in East Asia & Pacific was 96.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1976.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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About this data
Percentage of the female 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 female literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.