Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 94.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 94.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 1974.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 61st of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 61.6% | — |
| 1975 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 62.5% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 63.4% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 64.3% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 65.3% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 66.2% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 68.0% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 69.7% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 70.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 72.6% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 73.6% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 74.5% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 75.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 76.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 77.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 83.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.1% | 61.6% | 65.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 66.2% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.1% | 75.5% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 83.3% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 88.8% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.5% | 94.6% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 94.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 1974.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 61st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Upper Middle 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