Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 44.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 44.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 44.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1988.
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 199th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21.7% | — |
| 1989 | 22.1% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 22.6% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 23.1% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 28.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 43.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.9% | 21.7% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 22.6% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 28.6% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 31.7% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 41.6% | 44.2% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 44.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1988.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 199th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low 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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February 2026 Data Release