Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 82.0% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 82.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1975.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 86th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 44.4% | — |
| 1976 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 44.9% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 45.7% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 46.4% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 47.2% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 48.8% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 49.7% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 50.7% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 51.6% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 52.4% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 53.1% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 56.1% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 61.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 63.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 64.0% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 67.9% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.2% | 44.4% | 46.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 51.5% | 47.2% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.6% | 58.2% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 71.2% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 76.5% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 80.7% | 82.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 82.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 86th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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