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DEFINITION
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Education Statistics > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Cuba :
99.79 %
2006
Education in Cuba
# 2
Estonia :
99.76 %
2006
Education in Estonia
# 3
Latvia :
99.71 %
2006
Education in Latvia
# 4
Lithuania :
99.65 %
2006
Education in Lithuania
# 5
Slovakia :
99.61 %
2006
Education in Slovakia
# 6
Slovenia :
99.51 %
1990
Education in Slovenia
# 7
Belarus :
99.42 %
2006
Education in Belarus
# 8
Barbados :
99.32 %
1990
Education in Barbados
# 9
Kazakhstan :
99.29 %
2006
Education in Kazakhstan
# 10
Russia :
99.23 %
2006
Education in Russia
# 11
Tajikistan :
99.22 %
2006
Education in Tajikistan
# 12
Ukraine :
99.17 %
2006
Education in Ukraine
# 13
Armenia :
99.16 %
2006
Education in Armenia
# 14
Tonga :
98.98 %
2006
Education in Tonga
# 15
Hungary :
98.87 %
1990
Education in Hungary
# 16
Turkmenistan :
98.26 %
2006
Education in Turkmenistan
# 17
Albania :
98.25 %
2006
Education in Albania
# 18
Azerbaijan :
98.17 %
2006
Education in Azerbaijan
# 19
Kyrgyzstan :
98.13 %
2006
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 20
Italy :
98.04 %
2006
Education in Italy
# 21
Uzbekistan :
97.89 %
1990
Education in Uzbekistan
# 22
Bulgaria :
97.71 %
2006
Education in Bulgaria
# 23
Moldova :
97.69 %
2006
Education in Moldova
# 24
Mongolia :
97.53 %
2006
Education in Mongolia
# 25
Samoa :
97.4 %
1990
Education in Samoa
# 26
Argentina :
97.19 %
2006
Education in Argentina
# 27
Croatia :
97.08 %
2006
Education in Croatia
# 28
Aruba :
97.07 %
2006
Education in Aruba
# 29
Uruguay :
96.96 %
1990
Education in Uruguay
# 30
Maldives :
96.44 %
2006
Education in Maldives
# 31
Guyana :
96.39 %
1990
Education in Guyana
# 32
Romania :
96.27 %
2006
Education in Romania
# 33
Israel :
95.91 %
2006
Education in Israel
# 34
Netherlands Antilles :
95.68 %
1990
Education in Netherlands Antilles
# 35
Chile :
95.64 %
2006
Education in Chile
# 36
Trinidad and Tobago :
95.62 %
1990
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 37
New Caledonia :
95.5 %
2006
Education in New Caledonia
# 38
Bahamas, The :
95.23 %
1990
Education in Bahamas, The
= 39
Cyprus :
95.08 %
2006
Education in Cyprus
= 39
Costa Rica :
95.08 %
2006
Education in Costa Rica
# 41
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
94.36 %
2006
Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 42
Greece :
94.24 %
2006
Education in Greece
# 43
Serbia and Montenegro :
94.07 %
2006
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
# 44
Macedonia, Republic of :
94.06 %
2006
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 45
Venezuela :
92.72 %
2006
Education in Venezuela
# 46
Colombia :
92.71 %
2006
Education in Colombia
# 47
Philippines :
92.65 %
2006
Education in Philippines
# 48
Seychelles :
92.26 %
2006
Education in Seychelles
# 49
Panama :
91.25 %
2006
Education in Panama
# 50
Kuwait :
91.04 %
2006
Education in Kuwait
# 51
Thailand :
90.52 %
2006
Education in Thailand
# 52
Lesotho :
90.3 %
2006
Education in Lesotho
# 53
Brunei :
90.16 %
2006
Education in Brunei
# 54
Ecuador :
89.7 %
2006
Education in Ecuador
# 55
Mexico :
89.63 %
2006
Education in Mexico
# 56
Malta :
89.24 %
2006
Education in Malta
# 57
Sri Lanka :
89.14 %
2006
Education in Sri Lanka
# 58
Brazil :
88.81 %
2006
Education in Brazil
# 59
Singapore :
88.65 %
2006
Education in Singapore
# 60
Qatar :
88.61 %
2006
Education in Qatar
# 61
Paraguay :
88.28 %
1990
Education in Paraguay
# 62
Macau :
87.77 %
2006
Education in Macau
# 63
Suriname :
87.2 %
2006
Education in Suriname
# 64
Dominican Republic :
87.18 %
2006
Education in Dominican Republic
# 65
Vietnam :
86.92 %
2006
Education in Vietnam
# 66
Indonesia :
86.8 %
2006
Education in Indonesia
# 67
China :
86.53 %
2006
Education in China
# 68
Burma :
86.37 %
2006
Education in Burma
# 69
Jamaica :
85.9 %
2006
Education in Jamaica
# 70
Fiji :
85.5 %
1990
Education in Fiji
# 71
Malaysia :
85.35 %
2006
Education in Malaysia
# 72
Jordan :
84.71 %
2006
Education in Jordan
# 73
Bahrain :
83.56 %
2006
Education in Bahrain
# 74
Namibia :
83.49 %
2006
Education in Namibia
# 75
Peru :
82.06 %
2006
Education in Peru
# 76
Botswana :
81.81 %
2006
Education in Botswana
# 77
South Africa :
80.93 %
2006
Education in South Africa
# 78
Bolivia :
80.65 %
2006
Education in Bolivia
# 79
Mauritius :
80.5 %
2006
Education in Mauritius
# 80
Equatorial Guinea :
80.46 %
2006
Education in Equatorial Guinea
# 81
Honduras :
80.22 %
2006
Education in Honduras
# 82
Turkey :
79.58 %
2006
Education in Turkey
# 83
Swaziland :
78.35 %
2006
Education in Swaziland
# 84
Nicaragua :
76.6 %
2006
Education in Nicaragua
# 85
Zimbabwe :
74.97 %
1990
Education in Zimbabwe
# 86
Syria :
73.63 %
2006
Education in Syria
# 87
Oman :
73.52 %
2006
Education in Oman
# 88
Lebanon :
73.13 %
1990
Education in Lebanon
# 89
United Arab Emirates :
70.57 %
1990
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 90
Iran :
70.4 %
2006
Education in Iran
# 91
Kenya :
70.23 %
2006
Education in Kenya
# 92
Saudi Arabia :
69.29 %
2006
Education in Saudi Arabia
# 93
El Salvador :
69.09 %
1990
Education in El Salvador
# 94
Tunisia :
65.35 %
2006
Education in Tunisia
# 95
Madagascar :
65.26 %
2006
Education in Madagascar
# 96
Iraq :
64.17 %
2006
Education in Iraq
# 97
Cambodia :
64.05 %
2006
Education in Cambodia
# 98
Guatemala :
63.34 %
2006
Education in Guatemala
# 99
Tanzania :
62.17 %
2006
Education in Tanzania
# 100
Laos :
60.9 %
2006
Education in Laos
# 101
Algeria :
60.08 %
2006
Education in Algeria
= 102
Cameroon :
59.8 %
2006
Education in Cameroon
= 102
Zambia :
59.8 %
2006
Education in Zambia
# 104
Rwanda :
59.76 %
2006
Education in Rwanda
# 105
Egypt :
59.36 %
2006
Education in Egypt
# 106
Congo, Republic of the :
57.91 %
1990
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 107
Uganda :
57.71 %
2006
Education in Uganda
# 108
Cape Verde :
54.31 %
1990
Education in Cape Verde
# 109
Angola :
54.21 %
2006
Education in Angola
# 110
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
54.07 %
2006
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 111
Malawi :
54 %
2006
Education in Malawi
# 112
Burundi :
52.24 %
2006
Education in Burundi
# 113
Sudan :
51.78 %
2006
Education in Sudan
# 114
Libya :
51.13 %
1990
Education in Libya
# 115
Papua New Guinea :
50.92 %
2006
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 116
Ghana :
49.79 %
2006
Education in Ghana
# 117
Bhutan :
48.7 %
2005
Education in Bhutan
# 118
India :
47.84 %
2006
Education in India
# 119
Comoros :
46.39 %
1990
Education in Comoros
# 120
Mauritania :
43.42 %
2006
Education in Mauritania
# 121
Djibouti :
39.72 %
1990
Education in Djibouti
# 122
Morocco :
39.62 %
2006
Education in Morocco
# 123
Côte d'Ivoire :
38.62 %
2006
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 124
Togo :
38.46 %
2006
Education in Togo
# 125
Nigeria :
38.38 %
1990
Education in Nigeria
# 126
Haiti :
36.91 %
1990
Education in Haiti
# 127
Pakistan :
35.98 %
2006
Education in Pakistan
# 128
Nepal :
34.89 %
2006
Education in Nepal
# 129
Eritrea :
34.77 %
1990
Education in Eritrea
# 130
Central African Republic :
33.5 %
2006
Education in Central African Republic
# 131
Senegal :
29.25 %
2006
Education in Senegal
# 132
Sierra Leone :
24.42 %
2006
Education in Sierra Leone
# 133
Bangladesh :
23.66 %
1990
Education in Bangladesh
# 134
Benin :
23.3 %
2006
Education in Benin
# 135
Liberia :
22.79 %
1990
Education in Liberia
# 136
Ethiopia :
19.81 %
1990
Education in Ethiopia
# 137
Gambia, The :
19.74 %
1990
Education in Gambia, The
# 138
Mozambique :
18.44 %
1990
Education in Mozambique
# 139
Guinea :
18.11 %
2006
Education in Guinea
# 140
Burkina Faso :
15.19 %
2006
Education in Burkina Faso
# 141
Niger :
15.06 %
2006
Education in Niger
# 142
Yemen :
12.93 %
1990
Education in Yemen
# 143
Chad :
12.8 %
2006
Education in Chad
# 144
Afghanistan :
12.59 %
2006
Education in Afghanistan
# 145
Mali :
11.89 %
2006
Education in Mali
Weighted average:
72.8 %
DEFINITION: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
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"Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/edu_lit_rat_adu_fem_of_fem_age_15_and_abo-female-females-ages-15-above
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