Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 65.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) stood at 65.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 65.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 1980.
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 150th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.2% | — |
| 1981 | 38.6% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 38.9% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 39.7% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 40.2% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 40.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 40.9% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 43.5% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 44.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 45.4% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 46.9% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 48.9% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 50.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.0% | 38.2% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 43.0% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 49.2% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 54.5% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 63.4% | 65.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 65.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 1980.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 150th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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