Guinea-Bissau

Female Literacy Rate

49.76
ages 15-24
Dec 79Dec 00Dec 140.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

144
Yemen60.6
145
Mauritania56.76
146
Burkina Faso54.45
147
Benin51.94
149
Liberia45.64
150
Guinea43.47
151
Afghanistan41.59
152
Mali38.45
153
Niger35.56

Africa Ranking

39
Senegal63.5
41
Mauritania56.76
43
Benin51.94
45
Liberia45.64
46
Guinea43.47
47
Mali38.45
48
Niger35.56

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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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