Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
55
Highest
100.0%
Uzbekistan
Lowest
9.4%
Guinea
Median
87.3%
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
625
What the numbers show
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female (%) is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 9.4% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 87.3%, and the mean is 71.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 239.0%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 8.9%).
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Armenia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Tonga | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Georgia | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Spain | 99.4% | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 7 | Uruguay | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 99.2% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Mongolia | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Palestine, State of | 97.3% | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 96.4% | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 96.1% | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 13 | Kuwait | 94.9% | 2018 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 14 | Oman | 94.8% | 2022 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 94.3% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 94.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 17 | Paraguay | 93.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 93.4% | 2020 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 19 | Malaysia | 93.2% | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 20 | Jordan | 92.3% | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 91.6% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 91.3% | 2015 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 23 | Thailand | 91.2% | 2022 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 24 | Mexico | 90.4% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 25 | Brazil | 90.2% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 26 | Panama | 89.1% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 89.1% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 87.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 29 | Ecuador | 87.2% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 30 | Honduras | 83.8% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 31 | El Salvador | 82.3% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 32 | Peru | 79.8% | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 72.6% | 2022 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 34 | Tunisia | 69.6% | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 35 | Rwanda | 69.1% | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 36 | Guatemala | 68.1% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 37 | Iran | 67.0% | 2016 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 38 | India | 66.2% | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 39 | Uganda | 64.0% | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 40 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 63.5% | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 41 | Cambodia | 55.3% | 2021 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 42 | Nepal | 41.7% | 2019 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 41.3% | 2013 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 44 | Togo | 39.0% | 2022 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 45 | Pakistan | 27.3% | 2019 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 26.6% | 2022 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 47 | Mozambique | 25.8% | 2020 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 48 | Morocco | 20.2% | 2014 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Benin | 19.7% | 2022 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 50 | Senegal | 17.6% | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 51 | Mali | 15.5% | 2024 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 13.6% | 2022 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 53 | Niger | 12.8% | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 54 | Afghanistan | 10.8% | 2022 | up 211.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Guinea | 9.4% | 2018 | up 239.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release