Literacy rate, adult female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Literacy rate, adult female was 60.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1986–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, adult female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 60.3%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 60.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1986.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 32.8% | — |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 33.9% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 34.5% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 35.1% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 35.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 36.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 38.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 38.8% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.6% | 32.8% | 34.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 35.1% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 41.1% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 46.0% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 58.1% | 60.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More gender data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force, female 161.66 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1675 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.82 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.8048 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.4579 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.9929 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3318 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 128.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 60.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1986.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.