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Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

· higher is better · 171 countries

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

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)