Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 94.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 1974.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 47th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 55.4% | — |
| 1975 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 56.1% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 57.3% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 58.7% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 60.0% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 61.2% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 62.4% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 63.5% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 65.0% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 66.1% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 67.2% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 68.3% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 72.6% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 74.4% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 84.6% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.4% | 55.4% | 58.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 66.0% | 60.0% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.1% | 74.4% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 86.1% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 91.6% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.2% | 94.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 94.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 1974.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 47th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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