Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 90.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 90.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 90.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 2013.
That places GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 68th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 86.3% | — |
| 2004 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.0% | 86.3% | 87.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 85.4% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 88.8% | 90.4% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 90.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 2013.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 68th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: High Income Wb 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