Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 91.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
91.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
68th
of 203 groups
All-time high
91.8%
in 2024
All-time low
85.1%
in 2013
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003–2024

0204060801002003201320242003: 85.7 %2004: 85.7 %2005: 86.1 %2006: 86.4 %2007: 86.7 %2008: 87 %2009: 87.3 %2010: 87.6 %2011: 87.8 %2012: 88.1 %2013: 85.1 %2014: 85.8 %2015: 86.4 %2016: 87.1 %2017: 87.7 %2018: 88.3 %2019: 89.1 %2020: 89.6 %2021: 90.2 %2022: 90.8 %2023: 91.3 %2024: 91.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 91.8% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 91.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2013.

GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 68th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003 to 2024.
Year % Change
2003 85.7%
2004 85.7% +0.0%
2005 86.1% +0.4%
2006 86.4% +0.4%
2007 86.7% +0.4%
2008 87.0% +0.3%
2009 87.3% +0.3%
2010 87.6% +0.3%
2011 87.8% +0.3%
2012 88.1% +0.3%
2013 85.1% -3.4%
2014 85.8% +0.8%
2015 86.4% +0.7%
2016 87.1% +0.7%
2017 87.7% +0.7%
2018 88.3% +0.7%
2019 89.1% +0.8%
2020 89.6% +0.6%
2021 90.2% +0.7%
2022 90.8% +0.6%
2023 91.3% +0.6%
2024 91.8% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.4% 85.7% 87.3% 7
2010s 87.3% 85.1% 89.1% 10
2020s 90.7% 89.6% 91.8% 5

Countries ranked near GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 65 Cameroon 64.2% compare
  2. 66 Cambodia 63.5% compare
  3. 67 Zambia 61.4% compare
  4. 68 Malawi 59.3% compare
  5. 69 Nigeria 58.1% compare
  6. 70 Burundi 57.9% compare
  7. 71 Ghana 57.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 91.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2024.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2013.
How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 68th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: High Income Wb 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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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,624 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release