Literacy rate, adult female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, adult female was 77.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Early-demographic dividend, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 77.1% for literacy rate, adult female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 77.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1975.
That places Early-demographic dividend 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 36.9% | — |
| 1976 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 37.9% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 38.6% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 39.3% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 40.8% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 41.5% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 42.3% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 44.2% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 45.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 45.9% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 49.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 50.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 51.8% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 52.9% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 53.8% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 54.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 57.7% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 58.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 59.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 72.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.0% | 36.9% | 39.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 40.1% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 48.1% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 59.6% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 68.3% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 74.8% | 77.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More gender data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 484.13 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1348 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 13.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 124.7% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.16 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.03 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 18.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 122.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Early-demographic dividend was 77.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1975.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.