East Asia & Pacific vs Montenegro: Literacy rate, adult female

East Asia & Pacific
95.3%
in 2024
Montenegro
98.0%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
9th
Montenegro rank
12th

Literacy rate, adult female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 98.0% against 95.3% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 2.7%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Montenegro ranks 12th of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Montenegro Difference Ahead
1980s 59.5% 83.2% 23.8% Montenegro
1990s 74.3% 97.8% 23.5% Montenegro
2000s 87.8% 96.3% 8.5% Montenegro
2010s 93.0% 97.7% 4.7% Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, East Asia & Pacific or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 98.0% against 95.3% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2018.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between East Asia & Pacific and Montenegro?
2.7%, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Montenegro?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Montenegro rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Montenegro ranks 12th of 39 groups.
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

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.