Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
55
Highest
1 LPIA
Armenia
Lowest
0.26 LPIA
Guinea
Median
0.89 LPIA
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
518
What the numbers show
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 1 LPIA in Armenia; the lowest is 0.26 LPIA in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.89 LPIA, and the mean is 0.8113 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 73.3%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 6.8%).
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 LPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1 LPIA | 2022 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 LPIA | 2018 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Mongolia | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 8 | Georgia | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 0.99 LPIA | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 0.99 LPIA | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Palestine, State of | 0.98 LPIA | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 0.97 LPIA | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Oman | 0.97 LPIA | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 0.96 LPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 0.95 LPIA | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 16 | Paraguay | 0.95 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 16 | Indonesia | 0.95 LPIA | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 16 | Jordan | 0.95 LPIA | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 16 | Malaysia | 0.95 LPIA | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 0.93 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 0.92 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 22 | Thailand | 0.92 LPIA | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 22 | Türkiye | 0.92 LPIA | 2015 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 25 | Brazil | 0.91 LPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 26 | Panama | 0.9 LPIA | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 0.9 LPIA | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 0.89 LPIA | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.89 LPIA | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 28 | Honduras | 0.89 LPIA | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 31 | Ecuador | 0.88 LPIA | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 31 | El Salvador | 0.88 LPIA | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 0.85 LPIA | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 0.83 LPIA | 2020 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 35 | Uganda | 0.82 LPIA | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 36 | Rwanda | 0.81 LPIA | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 36 | India | 0.81 LPIA | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 0.79 LPIA | 2019 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 39 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.78 LPIA | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 39 | Tunisia | 0.78 LPIA | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 41 | Cambodia | 0.75 LPIA | 2021 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 42 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.73 LPIA | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 0.68 LPIA | 2013 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 44 | Togo | 0.59 LPIA | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 0.57 LPIA | 2022 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 46 | Benin | 0.55 LPIA | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 47 | Pakistan | 0.53 LPIA | 2019 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 48 | Senegal | 0.49 LPIA | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 48 | Morocco | 0.49 LPIA | 2014 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 50 | Mozambique | 0.46 LPIA | 2020 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 0.45 LPIA | 2022 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 0.44 LPIA | 2022 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 53 | Mali | 0.42 LPIA | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 54 | Niger | 0.32 LPIA | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 55 | Guinea | 0.26 LPIA | 2018 | up 73.3% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release