Literacy rate, adult female in Low income
Low income: Literacy rate, adult female was 56.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Low income, 1988–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Low income recorded 56.4% for literacy rate, adult female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Low income peaked at 56.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 1988.
Low income ranks 38th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 35.7% | — |
| 1989 | 36.2% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 37.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 37.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 37.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 40.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 41.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 55.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.0% | 35.7% | 36.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 36.7% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 41.6% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 45.5% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 54.1% | 56.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More gender data for Low income
- Labor force, female 114.97 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1498 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.6893 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.416 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7987 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2992 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 123.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Low income?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Low income was 56.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 1988.
- How does Low income rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Low income ranks 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.