Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 81.5%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 81.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1975.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 88th 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 42.6% | — |
| 1976 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 43.1% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 44.7% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 45.5% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 46.4% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 49.2% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 50.1% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 50.9% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 51.7% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 54.9% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 55.9% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 57.0% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 62.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.4% | 42.6% | 44.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 45.5% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.6% | 57.0% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 70.4% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 75.8% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 80.1% | 81.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 81.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1975.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 88th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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