Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan, at 95.8% against 71.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Tajikistan?

7 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.

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.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) vs Tajikistan: Literacy rate, adult female

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

71.6%

in 2024

Tajikistan

95.8%

in 2023

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

25th

Tajikistan rank

25th

Literacy rate, adult female over time

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 95.8% against 71.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 24.2%.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.3 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th and Tajikistan ranks 25th of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	32.0%	96.6%	64.7%	Tajikistan
2000s	50.8%	98.1%	47.3%	Tajikistan
2010s	66.1%	94.6%	28.6%	Tajikistan
2020s	70.8%	95.8%	25.0%	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 95.8% against 71.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Tajikistan?: 24.2%, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Tajikistan?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Tajikistan rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th and Tajikistan ranks 25th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) vs Tajikistan: Literacy rate, adult female. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/literacy-rate-adult-female-percent-of-females-ages-15-and-above/south-asia-ida-and-ibrd/tajikistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/literacy-rate-adult-female-percent-of-females-ages-15-and-above/south-asia-ida-and-ibrd/tajikistan/">South Asia (IDA & IBRD) vs Tajikistan: Literacy rate, adult female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.