Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 66.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Lower middle income, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Lower middle income stood at 66.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Lower middle income peaked at 66.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1975.
Lower middle income ranks 25th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 30.8% | — |
| 1976 | 30.8% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 31.2% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 31.7% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 32.3% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 32.8% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 33.6% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 34.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 34.6% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 35.2% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 36.3% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 37.2% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 38.0% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 39.1% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 40.0% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 41.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 43.4% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 48.1% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 50.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.4% | 30.8% | 32.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 35.6% | 32.8% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 39.1% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 49.0% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 57.7% | 66.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More reference data data for Lower middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 6,782 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 469.5 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 475.87 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.75 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59.49 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.41 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.44 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Lower middle income?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Lower middle income was 66.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1975.
- How does Lower middle income rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 25th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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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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.