Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 56.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 recorded 56.6% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 56.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1982.
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 175th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 40.1% | — |
| 1983 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 40.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 40.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 41.8% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 42.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 43.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 44.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 45.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 46.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.1% | 40.1% | 42.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 43.0% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 46.9% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 50.0% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 55.3% | 56.6% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 56.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1982.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 175th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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