Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.1%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
69th
of 203 groups
All-time high
88.1%
in 2024
All-time low
46.1%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ibrd Only, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Ibrd Only recorded 88.1% 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 88.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 1975.
WB: Ibrd Only ranks 69th of 203 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 46.1% | — |
| 1976 | 46.3% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 47.6% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 48.5% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 50.3% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 51.3% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 52.3% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 53.5% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 54.5% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 56.3% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 59.8% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 61.0% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 62.2% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 63.3% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 64.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 65.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 66.5% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 67.7% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 73.3% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 75.4% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.0% | 46.1% | 48.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 49.4% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 62.2% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 77.1% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 83.2% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.5% | 88.1% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 192.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 92.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 99.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ibrd Only was 88.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 1975.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 69th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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