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Sub-Saharan Africa
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Lesotho leads Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in 2024 at 96.63%, while Mali sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 27.74%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.024.248.372.596.6LesothoLesotho: 96.63%96.6South AfricaSouth Africa: 90.83%90.8Cabo VerdeCabo Verde: 84.12%84.1UgandaUganda: 73.48%73.5ZambiaZambia: 64.44%64.4NigeriaNigeria: 62.42%62.4MaliMali: 27.74%27.7

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Lesotho 96.63%
2 South Africa 90.83%
3 Cabo Verde 84.12%
4 Uganda 73.48%
5 Zambia 64.44%
6 Nigeria 62.42%
7 Mali 27.74%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in 2024, Lesotho leads with a gap of 5.80% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 7 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Mali at 27.74%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.