What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between UIS: Central Asia and United Arab Emirates?

1.4%, with UIS: Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for UIS: Central Asia and United Arab Emirates?

6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

UIS: Central Asia vs United Arab Emirates: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female

UIS: Central Asia

99.8%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

98.4%

in 2024

UIS: Central Asia rank

9th

United Arab Emirates rank

11th

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time

UIS: Central Asia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

UIS: Central Asia currently reports 99.8% against 98.4% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.4%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, UIS: Central Asia has been ahead every year.

UIS: Central Asia ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 203 groups.

UIS: Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	UIS: Central Asia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	99.1%	91.5%	7.7%	UIS: Central Asia
2010s	99.8%	97.1%	2.7%	UIS: Central Asia
2020s	99.8%	97.7%	2.1%	UIS: Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, UIS: Central Asia or United Arab Emirates?: UIS: Central Asia, at 99.8% against 98.4% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between UIS: Central Asia and United Arab Emirates?: 1.4%, with UIS: Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for UIS: Central Asia and United Arab Emirates?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do UIS: Central Asia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?: UIS: Central Asia ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 292 places, 9,572 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release