Literacy rate, adult female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Literacy rate, adult female was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in IDA & IBRD total, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 82.1% for literacy rate, adult female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 82.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1975.
That places IDA & IBRD total 20th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 47.6% | — |
| 1976 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 48.2% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 50.1% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 52.8% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 53.6% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 54.7% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 55.5% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 56.4% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 57.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 59.6% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 60.4% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 61.3% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 70.5% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 47.6% | 50.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 55.3% | 51.0% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 61.3% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 71.5% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 76.8% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 80.9% | 82.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More gender data for IDA & IBRD total
- Labor force, female 1.22 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1741 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 12.36 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.6% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.88 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.96 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 20.3% (2025)
- Female migrants 47.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Literacy rate, adult female in IDA & IBRD total was 82.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1975.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.