Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 36.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 36.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 36.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1991.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 203rd out of 203 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.1% | — |
| 1992 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 24.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 27.8% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 31.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 35.2% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 23.1% | 29.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 30.1% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 32.3% | 36.8% | 9 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 36.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1991.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 203rd out of 203 groups with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release