Female Literacy Rate

Global Ranking

ages 15-24Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	North Korea	100	2008	152
1 ↑	South Korea	100	2008	152
1 ↑	Serbia	100	2019	22	99.72
1	Uzbekistan	100	2019	1	100
5 ↑	Ukraine	99.98	2012	12	99.83
6 ↑	Estonia	99.96	2011	16	99.81
7 ↓	Italy	99.95	2018	6	99.87
8 ↓	Singapore	99.94	2019	2	99.94
9 ↓	Azerbaijan	99.91	2019	3	99.91
10 ↓	Belarus	99.9	2019	9	99.85
10 ↓	Tajikistan	99.9	2014	9	99.85
10 ↓	Slovenia	99.9	2014	4	99.9
10 ↓	Armenia	99.9	2020	6	99.87
10 ↓	Barbados	99.9	2014	4	99.9
10 ↑	Turkmenistan	99.9	2014	16	99.81
16 ↑	Lithuania	99.87	2011	20	99.74
16 ↑	Macao	99.87	2016	24	99.69
18 ↓	Latvia	99.86	2018	6	99.87
19 ↓	Kazakhstan	99.85	2018	9	99.85
19 ↑	Turkey	99.85	2019	28	99.59
21 ↑	Lebanon	99.84	2018	45	99.34
21 ↓	Cyprus	99.84	2011	14	99.82
23 ↓	Poland	99.82	2008	14	99.82
23 ↑	Moldova	99.82	2014	25	99.65
25 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	99.81	2018	18	99.8
26 ↑	Brunei	99.79	2018	30	99.55
27 ↑	China	99.78	2018	28	99.59
27 ↓	Indonesia	99.78	2020	23	99.7
29 ↓	Spain	99.76	2020	20	99.74
29 ↓	Argentina	99.76	2018	27	99.64
31 ↓	Russia	99.75	2018	19	99.76
32 ↓	Croatia	99.74	2011	25	99.65
33 ↑	Portugal	99.7	2018	35	99.48
34	Georgia	99.68	2019	34	99.49
35 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	99.67	2013	55	99.15
36 ↑	Albania	99.63	2018	60	99.02
37 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	99.6	2010	40	99.4
37 ↑	Seychelles	99.6	2018	44	99.38
39 ↓	Kuwait	99.58	2020	32	99.5
40 ↑	Malta	99.56	2018	42	99.39
41 ↓	Tonga	99.54	2018	31	99.51
42 ↑	Costa Rica	99.53	2018	51	99.26
43 ↓	Grenada	99.5	2014	32	99.5
44 ↑	Jordan	99.49	2018	52	99.2
45 ↑	Saudi Arabia	99.45	2020	49	99.28
46 ↓	Samoa	99.44	2018	37	99.46
46 ↑	Romania	99.44	2018	61	98.98
48 ↓	Brazil	99.43	2018	35	99.48
49 ↑	Libya	99.4	2004	87	96.3
49 ↑	Bolivia	99.4	2015	67	98.83
51 ↓	Aruba	99.39	2018	46	99.32
52 ↑	Mauritius	99.35	2018	69	98.58
52 ↑	Peru	99.35	2020	62	98.97
54 ↓	Uruguay	99.32	2019	53	99.17
55 ↑	New Caledonia	99.3	2014	56	99.14
56 ↓	Colombia	99.29	2020	54	99.16
57	Mongolia	99.23	2020	57	99.08
58 ↑	Sri Lanka	99.21	2019	59	99.04
59 ↓	Mexico	99.17	2020	42	99.39
59 ↓	Palau	99.17	2015	12	99.83
61 ↑	Macedonia	99.16	2020	70	98.5
62 ↑	Botswana	99.14	2013	91	95.6
63 ↑	United Arab Emirates	99.09	2019	82	97
63 ↓	Venezuela	99.09	2016	46	99.32
63 ↓	Ecuador	99.09	2020	40	99.4
63 ↓	Maldives	99.09	2016	38	99.44
67 ↓	Greece	99.07	2018	64	98.91
68 ↓	Chile	99.01	2017	38	99.44
69 ↓	Hungary	99	2014	46	99.32
70 ↓	Oman	98.98	2018	63	98.96
71 ↓	Montenegro	98.97	2018	58	99.05
72 ↓	Philippines	98.89	2019	50	99.27
73 ↑	Dominican Republic	98.87	2016	76	98.03
74 ↓	Panama	98.86	2019	65	98.87
75 ↑	South Africa	98.83	2019	83	96.88
76 ↑	Jamaica	98.8	2014	87	96.3
77 ↓	Cape Verde	98.73	2015	71	98.4
78 ↓	El Salvador	98.69	2019	73	98.21
79 ↓	Paraguay	98.66	2020	68	98.68
80 ↓	Thailand	98.59	2018	72	98.29
81 ↑	Vietnam	98.54	2019	84	96.78
82 ↓	Suriname	98.4	2018	78	97.26
83 ↑	Equatorial Guinea	98.3	2010	85	96.62
84 ↑	Israel	98.05	1983	152
85 ↑	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	98	1970	152
86 ↓	Iran	97.93	2016	77	97.68
87 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	97.85	2018	86	96.35
88 ↓	Bulgaria	97.65	2011	75	98.11
89 ↑	Morocco	97.4	2018	106	87.78
90 ↓	Honduras	97.29	2019	74	98.19
91 ↑	Algeria	97.25	2018	100	91.74
92 ↑	Guyana	97.04	2014	95	93.67
93 ↓	Malaysia	96.98	2019	81	97.02
94	Swaziland	96.7	2018	94	94.75
95 ↓	Vanuatu	96.6	2018	91	95.6
96 ↓	Namibia	96.2	2018	93	95.35
97 ↓	Qatar	96.11	2017	78	97.26
98 ↓	Bangladesh	95.86	2020	89	96.09
99 ↓	Tunisia	95.8	2014	90	95.72
100 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	95.55	2019	111	84.41
101 ↓	Bahrain	95.12	2010	80	97.25
102 ↓	Lesotho	93.97	2014	99	92.09
103 ↓	Guatemala	93.87	2018	96	93.27
104	Nicaragua	93.6	2015	104	88.84
105 ↓	Zimbabwe	93.19	2014	98	92.12
106 ↑	Bhutan	92.89	2017	114	82.18
107 ↑	Eritrea	92.71	2018	113	82.58
108 ↓	Cambodia	92.57	2015	101	90.37
109 ↓	Puerto Rico	92.39	2017	66	98.85
110 ↑	Ghana	92.21	2018	112	83.23
111 ↓	Iraq	92.1	2017	105	88.3
112 ↓	Zambia	91.63	2018	107	86.51
113 ↓	Gabon	91.45	2018	103	89.43
114 ↑	Nepal	90.88	2018	117	80.21
115 ↑	Laos	90.5	2015	129	67.05
116 ↓	Syria	90.22	2004	97	92.96
117 ↓	India	90.17	2018	115	81.85
118 ↓	Uganda	89.95	2018	116	81.65
119 ↓	Rwanda	88.5	2018	108	86.26
120 ↓	Kenya	88.08	2018	109	86.14
121 ↓	Egypt	86.81	2017	102	90.33
122 ↑	Burundi	85.62	2017	124	74.96
123 ↓	Tanzania	84.64	2015	110	84.85
124 ↓	Belize	84.54	2000	119	78.02
125 ↓	Togo	84.01	2019	118	78.37
126	Haiti	82.63	2016	126	70.48
127 ↓	Cameroon	82.41	2018	122	76.42
128 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	79.71	2016	121	76.66
129 ↓	Madagascar	79.18	2018	123	75.3
130 ↓	Republic of the Congo	78.74	2018	120	76.95
131 ↓	Comoros	78.3	2018	127	69.6
132 ↑	Ivory Coast	76.41	2019	139	47.04
133	Sudan	73.49	2018	133	62.72
134 ↓	Malawi	73.39	2015	125	73.33
135 ↑	Ethiopia	71.97	2017	139	47.04
136 ↓	Papua New Guinea	71.4	2010	131	64.06
137 ↓	Angola	70.59	2014	132	63.18
138 ↓	Nigeria	68.26	2018	135	57.95
139 ↓	Mozambique	65.49	2017	134	62.67
140 ↓	Pakistan	65.19	2019	130	64.35
141 ↓	Gambia	64.45	2015	136	56.12
142 ↓	Senegal	63.5	2017	137	51.15
143 ↓	Sierra Leone	62.7	2018	138	50.86
144 ↑	Yemen	60.6	2004	147	35.38
145 ↓	Mauritania	56.76	2017	128	68.05
146 ↓	Burkina Faso	54.45	2018	142	43.99
147 ↓	Benin	51.94	2018	144	40.94
148 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	49.76	2014	141	45.9
149 ↓	Liberia	45.64	2017	146	37.17
150 ↓	Guinea	43.47	2018	145	37.21
151 ↓	Afghanistan	41.59	2021	148	32.11
152 ↓	Mali	38.45	2020	143	43.4
153 ↓	Niger	35.56	2018	149	31.64
154 ↓	Central African Republic	28.71	2018	150	26.97
155 ↓	Chad	22.39	2016	151	25.99
156 ↓	Somalia	10.46	1972	152

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.