Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
76th
of 203 groups
All-time high
84.3%
in 2024
All-time low
43.4%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: 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: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 84.3%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 84.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1975.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 76th 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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 43.4% | — |
| 1976 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 43.9% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 44.8% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 45.6% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 46.5% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 47.4% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 50.3% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 51.2% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 52.1% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 52.9% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 56.2% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 57.4% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 58.5% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 59.5% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 61.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 62.7% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 63.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 64.8% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 71.0% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.2% | 43.4% | 45.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 46.5% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 58.5% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 72.5% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 78.4% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 82.8% | 84.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 73 Nepal 54.2% compare
- 74 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 47.7% compare
- 75 Morocco 47.2% compare
- 76 Mozambique 46.0% compare
- 77 Pakistan 43.1% compare
- 78 Ethiopia 37.2% compare
- 79 Côte d'Ivoire 33.2% compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1975.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 76th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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