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Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%)

% · higher is better · 171 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Georgia99.6%
  2. 2Qatar99.6%
  3. 3Uruguay99.2%
  4. 4Mongolia98.9%
  5. 5United Arab Emirates98.4%
  6. 6West Bank and Gaza96.8%
  7. 7Saudi Arabia96.7%
  8. 8Lesotho96.6%
  9. 9Bahrain96.3%
  10. 10Panama95.8%
  11. 11Colombia95.7%
  12. 12Brazil95%
  13. 13Mexico94.9%
  14. 14Bolivia94.8%
  15. 15Dominican Republic94.4%
  16. 16Paraguay94.3%
  17. 17Ecuador92.6%
  18. 18Sri Lanka92.1%
  19. 19Jordan92%
  20. 20South Africa90.8%
  21. 21Peru90.7%
  22. 22Honduras88.8%
  23. 23El Salvador88.3%
  24. 24Cabo Verde84.1%
  25. 25Guatemala78.5%
  26. 26Uganda73.5%
  27. 27India70.7%
  28. 28Zambia64.4%
  29. 29Nigeria62.4%
  30. 30Mali27.7%

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%)