Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 57.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 57.8%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 57.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1975.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 172nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 14.7% | — |
| 1976 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 15.6% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 17.0% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 17.6% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 18.1% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 18.5% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 18.9% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 19.4% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 20.1% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 21.0% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 21.6% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 22.1% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 22.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 25.4% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 14.7% | 16.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 16.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 22.1% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 31.0% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 38.1% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 53.8% | 57.8% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 57.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1975.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 172nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia 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