Middle income vs Philippines: Literacy rate, adult female

Middle income
84.4%
in 2024
Philippines
97.0%
in 2022
Middle income rank
18th
Philippines rank
17th

Literacy rate, adult female over time

  • Middle income
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 97.0% against 84.4% in Middle income, a difference of 12.6%.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 18th and Philippines ranks 17th of 39 groups.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Philippines Difference Ahead
1980s 51.2% 82.8% 31.5% Philippines
1990s 63.6% 93.9% 30.3% Philippines
2000s 75.0% 94.0% 19.0% Philippines
2010s 80.7% 97.3% 16.6% Philippines
2020s 83.4% 97.8% 14.4% Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, Middle income or Philippines?
Philippines, at 97.0% against 84.4% in Middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between Middle income and Philippines?
12.6%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Philippines?
12 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Middle income and Philippines rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
Middle income ranks 18th and Philippines ranks 17th 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.