Literacy rate, women aged 65 and above
percent, 1975–2016
Country | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Afghanistan | 0.59 | 1.18 | 1.78 | 2.38 | 2.97 | 3.57 | 4.16 | 4.76 | 5.36 | 5.95 | 6.55 | 7.15 | 7.74 | 8.34 | 8.94 | 9.53 | 10.13 | 10.72 | 11.32 | 11.92 | 12.51 | 13.11 | 13.71 | 14.30 | 14.90 | 15.50 | 16.09 | 16.69 | 17.29 | 17.88 | 18.48 | 19.07 | 19.67 | |||||||||
Albania | 89.70 | 87.20 | 84.70 | 82.20 | 79.70 | 77.20 | 74.70 | 72.20 | 74.58 | 76.95 | 79.33 | 83.89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Algeria | 4.42 | 4.49 | 4.55 | 4.61 | 4.67 | 4.74 | 4.80 | 4.86 | 4.93 | 4.99 | 5.05 | 5.11 | 5.18 | 5.24 | 5.30 | 5.36 | 5.24 | 5.11 | 4.98 | 4.85 | 7.00 | 9.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Andorra | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angola | 18.86 | 18.29 | 17.72 | 17.15 | 16.58 | 16.01 | 15.44 | 14.86 | 14.29 | 13.72 | 13.15 | 12.58 | 12.01 | 11.44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anguilla | 87.74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 85.10 | 85.61 | 86.12 | 86.63 | 87.14 | 87.65 | 88.16 | 88.67 | 89.18 | 89.69 | 90.20 | 90.71 | 90.99 | 91.26 | 91.54 | 91.82 | 92.10 | 92.38 | 92.66 | 92.94 | 93.22 | 93.50 | 93.60 | 93.71 | 93.81 | 93.92 | 94.02 | 94.13 | 94.23 | 94.34 | 94.44 | 94.55 | 94.65 | 94.76 | 94.86 | 94.97 | ||||||
Armenia | 85.13 | 86.00 | 86.86 | 87.72 | 88.59 | 89.45 | 90.32 | 91.18 | 92.04 | 92.91 | 93.77 | 94.63 | 95.50 | 95.81 | 96.11 | 96.42 | 96.73 | 97.04 | 97.34 | 97.65 | 97.96 | 98.27 | 98.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Aruba | 87.57 | 87.59 | 87.61 | 87.64 | 87.66 | 87.68 | 87.71 | 87.73 | 87.76 | 87.78 | 87.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Azerbaijan | 86.66 | 87.56 | 88.47 | 89.37 | 90.27 | 91.17 | 92.07 | 92.97 | 93.88 | 95.84 | 97.81 | 97.62 | 97.80 | 97.96 | 98.08 | 98.16 | 98.21 | 98.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bahrain | 4.60 | 4.99 | 5.39 | 5.79 | 6.18 | 6.58 | 6.98 | 7.38 | 7.77 | 8.17 | 8.57 | 10.47 | 12.38 | 14.29 | 16.20 | 18.10 | 20.01 | 21.92 | 23.83 | 25.73 | 27.64 | 28.12 | 28.59 | 29.06 | 29.54 | 30.01 | 30.49 | 30.96 | 31.43 | 31.91 | ||||||||||||
Bangladesh | 4.15 | 4.44 | 4.74 | 5.04 | 5.34 | 5.64 | 5.94 | 6.24 | 6.54 | 6.83 | 7.13 | 7.97 | 8.81 | 9.64 | 10.48 | 11.32 | 12.15 | 12.99 | 13.83 | 14.66 | 15.50 | 13.56 | 11.61 | 9.67 | 7.73 | 5.79 | 3.84 | 3.96 | 4.08 | 4.20 | 4.32 | 8.46 | 12.60 | 16.74 | 20.88 | 25.02 | ||||||
Belarus | 83.21 | 84.66 | 86.12 | 87.58 | 89.03 | 90.49 | 91.95 | 93.40 | 94.86 | 96.32 | 97.77 | 97.81 | 97.85 | 97.89 | 97.93 | 97.97 | 98.01 | 98.05 | 98.09 | 98.13 | 98.17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Belize | 44.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benin | 3.77 | 3.35 | 2.92 | 2.50 | 2.08 | 1.96 | 1.84 | 1.72 | 1.60 | 1.48 | 1.36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bhutan |