Literacy rate, adult female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, adult female was 60.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Pre-demographic dividend is 60.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 60.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1986.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 36th 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 36.2% | — |
| 1987 | 37.0% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 37.6% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 38.3% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 43.1% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.3% | 36.2% | 38.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 42.1% | 39.0% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 43.9% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 46.9% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 58.5% | 60.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More gender data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 197.89 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1746 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 9.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.7767 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.4232 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.935 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3108 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 129.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Pre-demographic dividend was 60.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1986.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.