Literacy rate, adult female in IDA only
IDA only: Literacy rate, adult female was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in IDA only, 1981–2024
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 only stood at 65.3%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in IDA only peaked at 65.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1981.
That places IDA only 29th 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 44 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 33.1% | — |
| 1982 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 36.5% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 37.2% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 38.3% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 38.8% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 42.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 44.4% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.9% | 33.1% | 37.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 37.8% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 46.3% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 52.1% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 63.3% | 65.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More gender data for IDA only
- Labor force, female 197.83 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1525 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 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.5474 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.36 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7351 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2975 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 114.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in IDA only?
- Literacy rate, adult female in IDA only was 65.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1981.
- How does IDA only rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- IDA only ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.