Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, IDA & IBRD total or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 96.7% against 82.1% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.

What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between IDA & IBRD total and Saudi Arabia?

14.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Saudi Arabia?

7 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

IDA & IBRD total vs Saudi Arabia: Literacy rate, adult female

IDA & IBRD total

82.1%

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

96.7%

in 2024

IDA & IBRD total rank

20th

Saudi Arabia rank

19th

Literacy rate, adult female over time

IDA & IBRD total
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 96.7% against 82.1% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 14.6%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times IDA & IBRD total's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1992 it was IDA & IBRD total ahead.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 39 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, IDA & IBRD total averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	62.7%	57.3%	5.4%	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	72.6%	72.8%	0.2%	Saudi Arabia
2010s	79.0%	92.0%	13.0%	Saudi Arabia
2020s	81.5%	96.4%	14.9%	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, IDA & IBRD total or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 96.7% against 82.1% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between IDA & IBRD total and Saudi Arabia?: 14.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Saudi Arabia?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Saudi Arabia rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th 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: 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.