Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
88
Highest
100.0%
Uzbekistan
Lowest
11.8%
Chad
Median
93.6%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
9,624
What the numbers show
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 11.8% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.6%, and the mean is 78.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 123.1%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 19.2%).
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Armenia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 99.9% | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Qatar | 99.8% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Tonga | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 99.5% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Uruguay | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Mongolia | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Singapore | 98.9% | 2020 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 98.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 13 | Maldives | 98.7% | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 14 | Albania | 98.5% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Palestine, State of | 98.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 98.4% | 2022 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 17 | Samoa | 98.2% | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 98.2% | 2017 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 19 | Montenegro | 97.9% | 2018 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 20 | China | 97.7% | 2020 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 97.7% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 97.5% | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 23 | Bahrain | 97.4% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 24 | Türkiye | 97.4% | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 25 | Lesotho | 97.3% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 26 | Macau, China | 97.3% | 2016 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 97.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 28 | Oman | 96.9% | 2022 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 96.6% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 30 | Panama | 96.6% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 31 | Malaysia | 96.5% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 96.4% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 33 | Paraguay | 96.3% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 34 | Kuwait | 96.2% | 2020 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 35 | Mexico | 96.2% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 36 | Mauritius | 96.0% | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 37 | Indonesia | 96.0% | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 38 | Viet Nam | 95.8% | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 95.5% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 95.5% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 94.3% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 42 | Ecuador | 94.3% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 43 | Jordan | 94.3% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 44 | Thailand | 93.8% | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 45 | Myanmar | 93.5% | 2020 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 46 | South Africa | 93.1% | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 93.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 48 | Honduras | 90.2% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 49 | El Salvador | 90.2% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 50 | Namibia | 89.1% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 51 | Cape Verde | 89.0% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 52 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 88.7% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 87.7% | 2014 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 84.1% | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 80.4% | 2019 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 77.2% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 57 | Algeria | 76.0% | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 58 | Rwanda | 74.3% | 2022 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 72.6% | 2022 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 60 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 72.0% | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 61 | Uganda | 70.3% | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 62 | Egypt | 69.2% | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 63 | India | 67.7% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 64 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 66.1% | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 65 | Cameroon | 64.2% | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 63.5% | 2021 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 67 | Zambia | 61.4% | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 68 | Malawi | 59.3% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 69 | Nigeria | 58.1% | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 70 | Burundi | 57.9% | 2020 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 71 | Ghana | 57.7% | 2021 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 72 | Togo | 57.0% | 2022 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 73 | Nepal | 54.2% | 2019 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 47.7% | 2023 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 75 | Morocco | 47.2% | 2014 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 76 | Mozambique | 46.0% | 2022 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 77 | Pakistan | 43.1% | 2021 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 37.2% | 2022 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 79 | Côte d'Ivoire | 33.2% | 2021 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 80 | Senegal | 32.9% | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 81 | Benin | 31.6% | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 22.0% | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 83 | Mali | 21.5% | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 21.4% | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 85 | Guinea | 21.2% | 2018 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 86 | Niger | 18.9% | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 87 | Afghanistan | 15.9% | 2022 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 88 | Chad | 11.8% | 2019 | down 1.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 99.9%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 99.9%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 99.9%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 99.9%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 99.9%
- AIMS: Central Asia 99.9%
- SDG: Central Asia 99.9%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 99.9%
- UIS: Central Asia 99.8%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 99.7%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 99.5%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 99.5%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release