Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, Dominican Republic or IDA blend?

Dominican Republic, at 94.4% against 61.5% in IDA blend as of 2024.

What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between Dominican Republic and IDA blend?

32.9%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and IDA blend?

18 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs IDA blend: Literacy rate, adult female

Dominican Republic

94.4%

in 2024

IDA blend

61.5%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

38th

IDA blend rank

35th

Literacy rate, adult female over time

Dominican Republic
IDA blend

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 94.4% against 61.5% in IDA blend, a difference of 32.9%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.5 times IDA blend's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 38th and IDA blend ranks 35th of 89 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1980s	72.5%	37.3%	35.3%	Dominican Republic
2000s	87.7%	49.0%	38.7%	Dominican Republic
2010s	91.4%	54.8%	36.6%	Dominican Republic
2020s	93.9%	60.7%	33.2%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, Dominican Republic or IDA blend?: Dominican Republic, at 94.4% against 61.5% in IDA blend as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between Dominican Republic and IDA blend?: 32.9%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and IDA blend?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and IDA blend rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?: Dominican Republic ranks 38th and IDA blend ranks 35th of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Unit: % of females ages 15 and above
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 2,600 data points, 1973–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.