Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, % female by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
40
Highest
83.0%
Türkiye
Lowest
30.0%
Uruguay
Median
61.5%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
374
What the numbers show
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, % female is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 83.0% in Türkiye; the lowest is 30.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 61.5%, and the mean is 58.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 18.6%), and the largest decrease in Uzbekistan (down 30.6%).
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, % female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 83.0% | 2015 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 2 | Palestine, State of | 79.0% | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 74.0% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 72.0% | 2020 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 5 | Jordan | 70.0% | 2024 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 6 | Armenia | 67.0% | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 67.0% | 2020 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 6 | Mozambique | 67.0% | 2020 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 9 | Togo | 66.0% | 2019 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 65.0% | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 64.0% | 2020 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 11 | Georgia | 64.0% | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 11 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 64.0% | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 11 | Cambodia | 64.0% | 2019 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 15 | Oman | 63.0% | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 15 | Pakistan | 63.0% | 2019 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 15 | Senegal | 63.0% | 2017 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 63.0% | 2018 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 15 | Morocco | 63.0% | 2014 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 62.0% | 2014 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 21 | Guatemala | 61.0% | 2018 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 22 | Malaysia | 59.0% | 2022 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 58.0% | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 23 | Ecuador | 58.0% | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 57.0% | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 57.0% | 2022 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 25 | El Salvador | 57.0% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 28 | South Africa | 56.0% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 28 | Mali | 56.0% | 2018 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 55.0% | 2019 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 50.0% | 2022 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 32 | Paraguay | 49.0% | 2020 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 33 | Philippines | 48.0% | 2020 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 34 | Chile | 47.0% | 2017 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 34 | Honduras | 47.0% | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 36 | Brazil | 43.0% | 2018 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 36 | Colombia | 43.0% | 2020 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 43.0% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 39 | Kuwait | 37.0% | 2018 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 40 | Uruguay | 30.0% | 2022 | down 6.2% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release