Burkina Faso

Female Literacy Rate

54.45
ages 15-24
Dec 75Dec 91Dec 96Dec 03Dec 05Dec 06Dec 07Dec 14Dec 180.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Burkina Faso
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

141
Gambia64.45
142
Senegal63.5
144
Yemen60.6
145
Mauritania56.76
146
Burkina Faso54.45
147
Benin51.94
149
Liberia45.64
150
Guinea43.47
151
Afghanistan41.59

Africa Ranking

37
Mozambique65.49
38
Gambia64.45
39
Senegal63.5
41
Mauritania56.76
43
Benin51.94
45
Liberia45.64
46
Guinea43.47
47
Mali38.45

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Definition of Female Literacy Rate

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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