Female adult literacy · World
Published World Bank series · Education · SE.ADT.LITR.FE.ZS
84.59 % women age 15+ · 2024
Latest available observation in the connected snapshot. Annual statistics do not change every second. Source revisions and reporting delays can affect these figures.
Reported history
| Year | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.59 | % women age 15+ |
| 2023 | 84.37 | % women age 15+ |
| 2022 | 84.12 | % women age 15+ |
| 2021 | 83.84 | % women age 15+ |
| 2020 | 83.59 | % women age 15+ |
| 2019 | 83.34 | % women age 15+ |
| 2018 | 83.24 | % women age 15+ |
| 2017 | 82.83 | % women age 15+ |
| 2016 | 82.56 | % women age 15+ |
| 2015 | 82.13 | % women age 15+ |
| 2014 | 81.68 | % women age 15+ |
| 2013 | 81.19 | % women age 15+ |
Source & interpretation
World Bank: original dataset and methodology ↗
Values are displayed in % women age 15+. Source totals are divided by 1 for this display. This page describes the world aggregate; it is not a national estimate.
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