Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 60.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 60.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 60.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1986.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 181st 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: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 32.8% | — |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 33.9% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 34.5% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 35.1% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 35.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 36.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 38.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 38.8% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.6% | 32.8% | 34.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 35.1% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 41.1% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 46.0% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 58.1% | 60.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 60.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1986.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 181st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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