Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
82nd
of 203 groups
All-time high
84.4%
in 2024
All-time low
47.6%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: 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: Middle Income (july 2025) is 84.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 84.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1975.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 82nd of 203 groups on this measure, 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 47.6% | — |
| 1976 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 48.3% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 50.3% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 51.2% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 52.2% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 55.1% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 56.0% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 57.9% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 60.4% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 61.2% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 63.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 66.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 70.4% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 72.1% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 47.6% | 50.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 55.8% | 51.2% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.6% | 62.0% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 73.1% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 78.8% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 83.1% | 84.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 79 Pakistan 48.5% compare
- 80 Benin 41.5% compare
- 81 Senegal 41.5% compare
- 82 Côte d'Ivoire 40.3% compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 35.7% compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 33.9% compare
- 85 Mali 27.7% compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 84.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1975.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 82nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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