Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in IDA only
IDA only: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 54.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in IDA only, 1982–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in IDA only stood at 54.6%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in IDA only peaked at 54.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1982.
That places IDA only 30th out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.1% | 26.4% | 30.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 34.1% | 30.8% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 39.7% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 45.3% | 54.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More reference data data for IDA only
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 28.87 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 14.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 14.63 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.2 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.34 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 95.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6961 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7683 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.47 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in IDA only?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in IDA only was 54.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1982.
- How does IDA only rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- IDA only ranks 30th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of the female population between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.