Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
55
Highest
1 LPIA
Armenia
Lowest
0.21 LPIA
Guinea
Median
0.91 LPIA
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
517
What the numbers show
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 1 LPIA in Armenia; the lowest is 0.21 LPIA in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.91 LPIA, and the mean is 0.7867 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan (up 164.3%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 18.6%).
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 LPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 LPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1 LPIA | 2022 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 LPIA | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 LPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 LPIA | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Mongolia | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | Palestine, State of | 0.99 LPIA | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 12 | Jordan | 0.98 LPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 0.98 LPIA | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Chile | 0.97 LPIA | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Philippines | 0.97 LPIA | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Oman | 0.97 LPIA | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 14 | Kuwait | 0.97 LPIA | 2018 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 18 | Paraguay | 0.96 LPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 18 | Malaysia | 0.96 LPIA | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 20 | Türkiye | 0.95 LPIA | 2015 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 0.95 LPIA | 2022 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.95 LPIA | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 0.95 LPIA | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 0.93 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 24 | Brazil | 0.93 LPIA | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 0.92 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 27 | Panama | 0.91 LPIA | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 0.91 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 0.91 LPIA | 2020 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 30 | Ecuador | 0.9 LPIA | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 31 | Honduras | 0.89 LPIA | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 32 | El Salvador | 0.88 LPIA | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 0.82 LPIA | 2020 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 34 | Guatemala | 0.81 LPIA | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 35 | Rwanda | 0.79 LPIA | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 36 | India | 0.77 LPIA | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 36 | Tunisia | 0.77 LPIA | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 38 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.76 LPIA | 2016 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 38 | Uganda | 0.76 LPIA | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 40 | Cambodia | 0.73 LPIA | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.71 LPIA | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Nepal | 0.7 LPIA | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 0.57 LPIA | 2013 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 44 | Togo | 0.51 LPIA | 2022 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 45 | Pakistan | 0.45 LPIA | 2019 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 46 | Benin | 0.43 LPIA | 2022 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 0.39 LPIA | 2022 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 48 | Mozambique | 0.38 LPIA | 2020 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 49 | Mali | 0.37 LPIA | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 0.37 LPIA | 2022 | up 164.3% | rising |
| 51 | Senegal | 0.36 LPIA | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 52 | Morocco | 0.33 LPIA | 2014 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 0.29 LPIA | 2022 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 54 | Niger | 0.27 LPIA | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 55 | Guinea | 0.21 LPIA | 2018 | up 110.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release