Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 60.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations is 60.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations peaked at 60.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 1986.
That places WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 179th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 48.6% | — |
| 1987 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 49.7% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 50.1% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 53.2% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.4% | 48.6% | 50.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 50.8% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 53.2% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 55.0% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 59.9% | 60.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.80 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5642 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8569 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3027 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.20 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations was 60.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 1986.
- How does WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 179th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 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