Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 62.0% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 62.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1975.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 174th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 17.8% | — |
| 1976 | 17.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 18.4% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 18.9% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 19.5% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 20.0% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 20.5% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 21.1% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 21.6% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 22.8% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 23.4% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 24.0% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 25.2% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 26.0% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 26.8% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 27.5% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 28.3% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 29.2% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 35.7% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 36.8% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.5% | 17.8% | 19.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 26.8% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 37.9% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 46.4% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 58.6% | 62.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 62.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1975.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 174th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia 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