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Countries with the highest
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

In 2019, Armenia leads Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) with 100.00%. Uzbekistan follows at 100.00%, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.00%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.025.050.075.0100ArmeniaArmenia: 100.00%100UzbekistanUzbekistan: 100.00%100GeorgiaGeorgia: 99.91%99.9BelarusBelarus: 99.88%99.9AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 99.73%99.7TurkmenistanTurkmenistan: 99.65%99.7ItalyItaly: 99.22%99.2SerbiaSerbia: 99.12%99.1UruguayUruguay: 99.04%99.0MongoliaMongolia: 98.76%98.8MaldivesMaldives: 98.26%98.3SamoaSamoa: 97.66%97.7

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Ethiopia 44.62%
52 Guinea-Bissau 40.34%
53 Senegal 38.52%
54 Benin 38.10%
55 Sierra Leone 33.94%
56 Central African Republic 27.13%
57 Burkina Faso 24.68%
58 Chad 18.64%

Analytical takeaways

  • Armenia leads the global ranking for Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in 2019, with a lead of 0.00% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Samoa at 97.66%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.