Tanzania vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female

Tanzania
72.0%
in 2022
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
95.3%
in 2024
Tanzania rank
60th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
63rd

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time

  • Tanzania
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 95.3% against 72.0% in Tanzania, a difference of 23.3%.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.3 times Tanzania's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Tanzania ranks 60th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 88 countries.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1980s 34.9% 78.9% 44.0% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2000s 59.8% 87.8% 28.0% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 72.2% 93.1% 20.9% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2020s 75.2% 94.8% 19.6% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Tanzania or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 95.3% against 72.0% in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Tanzania and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
23.3%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
7 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
How do Tanzania and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
Tanzania ranks 60th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,624 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release