Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 61.4%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 1981.
That places GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 176th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 42.7% | — |
| 1982 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 44.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 44.6% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 45.8% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 46.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 48.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 52.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.5% | 42.7% | 46.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 47.6% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 51.0% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 54.8% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 59.9% | 61.4% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 61.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 1981.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 176th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release