Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 81.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 81.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 1975.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 90th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 46.8% | — |
| 1976 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 47.4% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 49.3% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 50.2% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 51.1% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 52.0% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 52.9% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 53.9% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 54.8% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 55.7% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 56.6% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 59.8% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 60.6% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 62.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 63.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 68.5% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 70.1% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 70.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.7% | 46.8% | 49.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 54.6% | 50.2% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 60.6% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 71.1% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 76.5% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 80.7% | 81.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 81.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 1975.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 90th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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