Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 72.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 72.2% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 72.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 1977.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 117th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 46.8% | — |
| 1978 | 47.2% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 50.9% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 53.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 55.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 55.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 56.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 58.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 59.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 59.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 46.8% | 47.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 48.2% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.7% | 54.0% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 59.6% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 64.1% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 70.8% | 72.2% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 72.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 1977.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 117th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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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