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Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

For 2024, Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) is led by Georgia at 99.62%. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

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.

Countries ranked 29
Snapshot year 2024
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0.024.949.874.799.6GeorgiaGeorgia: 99.62%99.6UruguayUruguay: 99.17%99.2MongoliaMongolia: 98.88%98.9United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 98.43%98.4West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 96.85%96.8Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 96.69%96.7LesothoLesotho: 96.63%96.6BahrainBahrain: 96.29%96.3PanamaPanama: 95.83%95.8ColombiaColombia: 95.69%95.7BrazilBrazil: 95.01%95.0MexicoMexico: 94.87%94.9
Rank Country Value
1 Georgia 99.62%
2 Uruguay 99.17%
3 Mongolia 98.88%
4 United Arab Emirates 98.43%
5 West Bank and Gaza 96.85%
6 Saudi Arabia 96.69%
7 Lesotho 96.63%
8 Bahrain 96.29%
9 Panama 95.83%
10 Colombia 95.69%
11 Brazil 95.01%
12 Mexico 94.87%
13 Bolivia 94.82%
14 Dominican Republic 94.43%
15 Paraguay 94.34%
16 Ecuador 92.58%
17 Sri Lanka 92.06%
18 Jordan 92.03%
19 South Africa 90.83%
20 Peru 90.65%
21 Honduras 88.78%
22 El Salvador 88.25%
23 Cabo Verde 84.12%
24 Guatemala 78.46%
25 Uganda 73.48%
26 India 70.74%
27 Zambia 64.44%
28 Nigeria 62.42%
29 Mali 27.74%
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Georgia sits at the top of the Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) distribution in 2024 at 99.62%, with a lead of 0.45% over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Paraguay at 94.34%, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Mali (27.74%), and the page currently covers 29 countries.