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Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) — series 2

Name: Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: social, % of females ages 15 and above, literacy, rate, adult, female, females, ages, and, above, series

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•171 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

82.3% of females ages 15 and above

Median: 92.7% of females ages 15 and above

Countries Covered

171

with available data

Highest

North Korea

100.0% of females ages 15 and above

Lowest

Chad

18.6% of females ages 15 and above

Top 5 Countries

1North Korea100.0% of females ages 15 and above

2Tuvalu100.0% of females ages 15 and above

3Uzbekistan100.0% of females ages 15 and above

4Russian Federation99.9% of females ages 15 and above

5San Marino99.9% of females ages 15 and above

By Region

Europe98.1% of females ages 15 and above(16 countries)

South America95.5% of females ages 15 and above(7 countries)

North America86.7% of females ages 15 and above(2 countries)

Asia85.5% of females ages 15 and above(24 countries)

Other79.6% of females ages 15 and above(113 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (18.6% of females ages 15 and above)High (100.0% of females ages 15 and above)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 82.3% of females ages 15 and above)

Europe (16)

South America (7)

North America (2)

Asia (24)

Other (113)

Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	North Korea	100.0% of females ages 15 and above
2	Tuvalu	100.0% of females ages 15 and above
3	Uzbekistan	100.0% of females ages 15 and above
4	Russian Federation	99.9% of females ages 15 and above
5	San Marino	99.9% of females ages 15 and above
6	Estonia	99.9% of females ages 15 and above
7	Latvia	99.9% of females ages 15 and above
8	Turkmenistan	99.9% of females ages 15 and above
9	Armenia	99.9% of females ages 15 and above
10	Belarus	99.9% of females ages 15 and above
11	Lithuania	99.8% of females ages 15 and above
12	Azerbaijan	99.7% of females ages 15 and above
13	Nauru	99.7% of females ages 15 and above
14	Palau	99.7% of females ages 15 and above
15	Kazakhstan	99.7% of females ages 15 and above
16	Tonga	99.6% of females ages 15 and above
17	Georgia	99.6% of females ages 15 and above
18	Spain	99.6% of females ages 15 and above
19	Slovenia	99.4% of females ages 15 and above
20	Antigua and Barbuda	99.4% of females ages 15 and above
21	Guam	99.3% of females ages 15 and above
22	Romania	99.3% of females ages 15 and above
23	Barbados	99.3% of females ages 15 and above
24	Italy	99.2% of females ages 15 and above
25	Ukraine	99.2% of females ages 15 and above
26	Uruguay	99.2% of females ages 15 and above
27	Argentina	99.2% of females ages 15 and above
28	Moldova, Republic of	99.1% of females ages 15 and above
29	Serbia	99.1% of females ages 15 and above
30	Cayman Islands	99.0% of females ages 15 and above
31	Kyrgyzstan	99.0% of females ages 15 and above
32	Mongolia	98.9% of females ages 15 and above
33	Kiribati	98.9% of females ages 15 and above
34	Hungary	98.4% of females ages 15 and above
35	United Arab Emirates	98.4% of females ages 15 and above
36	Maldives	98.3% of females ages 15 and above
37	Poland	98.3% of females ages 15 and above
38	Cyprus	98.1% of females ages 15 and above
39	Bulgaria	98.0% of females ages 15 and above
40	Montenegro	97.9% of females ages 15 and above
41	The Republic of North Macedonia	97.8% of females ages 15 and above
42	Samoa	97.7% of females ages 15 and above
43	South Korea	97.6% of females ages 15 and above
44	Grenada	97.6% of females ages 15 and above
45	Qatar	97.6% of females ages 15 and above
46	Venezuela	97.2% of females ages 15 and above
47	Albania	97.2% of females ages 15 and above
48	American Samoa	97.2% of females ages 15 and above
49	Croatia	97.1% of females ages 15 and above
50	Philippines	97.0% of females ages 15 and above
51	State of Palestine	96.8% of females ages 15 and above
52	Aruba	96.7% of females ages 15 and above
53	Saudi Arabia	96.7% of females ages 15 and above
54	Lesotho	96.6% of females ages 15 and above
55	Singapore	96.4% of females ages 15 and above
56	Cuba	96.3% of females ages 15 and above
57	Chile	96.3% of females ages 15 and above
58	Bahrain	96.3% of females ages 15 and above
59	Marshall Islands	96.3% of females ages 15 and above
60	Panama	95.8% of females ages 15 and above
61	Tajikistan	95.8% of females ages 15 and above
62	Colombia	95.7% of females ages 15 and above
63	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	95.5% of females ages 15 and above
64	New Caledonia	95.5% of females ages 15 and above
65	Kuwait	95.3% of females ages 15 and above
66	Türkiye	95.3% of females ages 15 and above
67	Vietnam	95.1% of females ages 15 and above
68	People's Republic of China	95.1% of females ages 15 and above
69	Macao	95.0% of females ages 15 and above
70	Brazil	95.0% of females ages 15 and above
71	Bosnia and Herzegovina	94.9% of females ages 15 and above
72	Mexico	94.9% of females ages 15 and above
73	Oman	94.9% of females ages 15 and above
74	Bolivia	94.8% of females ages 15 and above
75	Malta	94.8% of females ages 15 and above
76	Malaysia	94.7% of females ages 15 and above
77	Brunei Darussalam	94.7% of females ages 15 and above
78	Indonesia	94.6% of females ages 15 and above
79	Seychelles	94.4% of females ages 15 and above
80	Dominican Republic	94.4% of females ages 15 and above
81	Paraguay	94.3% of females ages 15 and above
82	Costa Rica	94.1% of females ages 15 and above
83	Trinidad and Tobago	93.8% of females ages 15 and above
84	Zimbabwe	93.4% of females ages 15 and above
85	Portugal	92.9% of females ages 15 and above
86	Mauritius	92.7% of females ages 15 and above
87	Myanmar	92.6% of females ages 15 and above
88	Ecuador	92.6% of females ages 15 and above
89	Fiji	92.4% of females ages 15 and above
90	Puerto Rico	92.4% of females ages 15 and above
91	Sri Lanka	92.1% of females ages 15 and above
92	Jordan	92.0% of females ages 15 and above
93	Greece	91.8% of females ages 15 and above
94	Syrian Arab Republic	91.8% of females ages 15 and above
95	Thailand	91.5% of females ages 15 and above
96	Suriname	91.0% of females ages 15 and above
97	South Africa	90.8% of females ages 15 and above
98	Jamaica	90.8% of females ages 15 and above
99	Peru	90.7% of females ages 15 and above
100	Eswatini	90.4% of females ages 15 and above
101	Lebanon	89.5% of females ages 15 and above
102	Honduras	88.8% of females ages 15 and above
103	Israel	88.7% of females ages 15 and above
104	El Salvador	88.3% of females ages 15 and above
105	Vanuatu	88.2% of females ages 15 and above
106	Nicaragua	88.1% of females ages 15 and above
107	Belize	87.9% of females ages 15 and above
108	Namibia	87.4% of females ages 15 and above
109	Gabon	87.1% of females ages 15 and above
110	Guyana	86.9% of females ages 15 and above
111	Islamic Republic of Iran	85.1% of females ages 15 and above
112	Cape Verde	84.1% of females ages 15 and above
113	Sao Tome and Principe	82.8% of females ages 15 and above
114	Botswana	81.8% of females ages 15 and above
115	Equatorial Guinea	81.6% of females ages 15 and above
116	Tunisia	80.1% of females ages 15 and above
117	Guatemala	78.5% of females ages 15 and above
118	Kenya	77.9% of females ages 15 and above
119	Iraq	77.8% of females ages 15 and above
120	Rwanda	76.7% of females ages 15 and above
121	Bangladesh	76.5% of females ages 15 and above
122	Algeria	74.2% of females ages 15 and above
123	Uganda	73.5% of females ages 15 and above
124	Egypt	73.3% of females ages 15 and above
125	United Republic of Tanzania	73.1% of females ages 15 and above
126	Ghana	72.1% of females ages 15 and above
127	Comoros	72.0% of females ages 15 and above
128	Madagascar	71.8% of females ages 15 and above
129	India	70.7% of females ages 15 and above
130	Solomon Islands	69.0% of females ages 15 and above
131	Republic of the Congo	67.5% of females ages 15 and above
132	Lao People's Democratic Republic	66.7% of females ages 15 and above
133	Cameroon	66.2% of females ages 15 and above
134	Burundi	66.1% of females ages 15 and above
135	Timor-Leste	65.7% of females ages 15 and above
136	Zambia	64.4% of females ages 15 and above
137	Haiti	63.9% of females ages 15 and above
138	Togo	63.7% of females ages 15 and above
139	Cambodia	63.6% of females ages 15 and above
140	Malawi	62.7% of females ages 15 and above
141	Nigeria	62.4% of females ages 15 and above
142	Papua New Guinea	61.5% of females ages 15 and above
143	Nepal	59.4% of females ages 15 and above
144	Bhutan	57.0% of females ages 15 and above
145	Eritrea	54.8% of females ages 15 and above
146	Angola	54.4% of females ages 15 and above
147	Yemen	54.1% of females ages 15 and above
148	Democratic Republic of the Congo	53.8% of females ages 15 and above
149	Morocco	53.4% of females ages 15 and above
150	Guinea-Bissau	52.2% of females ages 15 and above
151	Mauritania	51.8% of females ages 15 and above
152	Mozambique	50.9% of females ages 15 and above
153	Ethiopia	50.0% of females ages 15 and above
154	Pakistan	48.5% of females ages 15 and above
155	Liberia	47.8% of females ages 15 and above
156	Sudan	46.7% of females ages 15 and above
157	Somalia	43.9% of females ages 15 and above
158	Libya	42.3% of females ages 15 and above
159	Benin	41.5% of females ages 15 and above
160	Senegal	41.5% of females ages 15 and above
161	Republic of The Gambia	40.5% of females ages 15 and above
162	Cote d'Ivoire	40.3% of females ages 15 and above
163	Burkina Faso	35.7% of females ages 15 and above
164	Sierra Leone	33.9% of females ages 15 and above
165	Mali	27.7% of females ages 15 and above
166	Guinea	27.7% of females ages 15 and above
167	Central African Republic	27.1% of females ages 15 and above
168	Afghanistan	26.6% of females ages 15 and above
169	Niger	25.7% of females ages 15 and above
170	South Sudan	19.2% of females ages 15 and above
171	Chad	18.6% of females ages 15 and above

Showing 171 of 171 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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