Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, urban, % female by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
40
Highest
92.0%
Kuwait
Lowest
42.0%
Uruguay
Median
63.5%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
374

What the numbers show

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, urban, % female is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 92.0% in Kuwait; the lowest is 42.0% in Uruguay.

The median across all reporting countries is 63.5%, and the mean is 63.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 33.3%), and the largest decrease in Uzbekistan (down 50.0%).

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, urban, % female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kuwait 92.0% 2018 up 4.5% rising
2 Türkiye 84.0% 2015 unchanged flat
3 Togo 80.0% 2019 up 6.7% rising
4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 77.0% 2023 up 1.3% flat
5 Palestine, State of 76.0% 2022 down 1.3% rising
6 Peru 74.0% 2020 down 3.9% flat
7 Indonesia 71.0% 2020 up 1.4% flat
7 Mozambique 71.0% 2020 down 1.4% flat
9 Morocco 69.0% 2014 up 1.5% flat
10 Spain 67.0% 2020 down 2.9% flat
10 Cambodia 67.0% 2019 down 11.8% falling
10 Jordan 67.0% 2024 up 13.6% flat
10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 67.0% 2016 up 3.1% rising
10 Oman 67.0% 2022 up 24.1% rising
10 El Salvador 67.0% 2024 down 1.5% flat
10 Armenia 67.0% 2020 up 1.5% falling
17 Guatemala 65.0% 2018 down 3.0% flat
17 Senegal 65.0% 2017 up 4.8% flat
19 Azerbaijan 64.0% 2023 down 8.6% falling
19 Thailand 64.0% 2018 up 33.3% flat
21 Mali 63.0% 2018 up 6.8% rising
21 Georgia 63.0% 2024 up 6.8% falling
21 Uganda 63.0% 2014 down 7.4% flat
24 Mexico 61.0% 2020 down 3.2% flat
24 Malaysia 61.0% 2022 down 9.0% falling
24 Pakistan 61.0% 2019 unchanged flat
27 Paraguay 60.0% 2020 down 3.2% falling
28 Ecuador 59.0% 2022 down 1.7% falling
29 Sri Lanka 58.0% 2024 down 4.9% rising
30 Bangladesh 57.0% 2022 unchanged rising
31 Colombia 55.0% 2020 down 1.8% falling
31 Chile 55.0% 2017 down 3.5% flat
31 Burkina Faso 55.0% 2019 down 8.3% rising
34 Honduras 54.0% 2019 down 6.9% flat
34 Brazil 54.0% 2018 unchanged flat
36 South Africa 51.0% 2024 down 10.5% falling
37 Uzbekistan 50.0% 2022 down 50.0% falling
37 Philippines 50.0% 2020 up 8.7% falling
39 Dominican Republic 49.0% 2024 down 5.8% falling
40 Uruguay 42.0% 2022 down 6.7% falling

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, urban, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
40 places, 374 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release