Literacy rate, adult female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Literacy rate, adult female was 61.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in IDA blend, 1980–2024
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 IDA blend stood at 61.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in IDA blend peaked at 61.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1980.
IDA blend ranks 35th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.0% | — |
| 1981 | 37.3% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 37.6% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 38.0% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 38.8% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 40.8% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 42.3% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 45.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 46.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 48.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 61.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.8% | 37.0% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 42.3% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 46.7% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 51.1% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 59.8% | 61.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More gender data for IDA blend
- Labor force, female 110.95 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1609 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 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 21.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 130.6% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.56 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.46 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.4% (2025)
- Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 88.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in IDA blend?
- Literacy rate, adult female in IDA blend was 61.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1980.
- How does IDA blend rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- IDA blend ranks 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.