Literacy rate, young women aged 15 to 24

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
Afghanistan					11.14	11.80	12.45	13.11	13.76	14.42	15.07	15.73	16.39	17.04	17.70	18.35	19.01	19.66	20.32	20.97	21.63	22.28	22.94	23.59	24.25	24.90	25.56	26.22	26.87	27.53	28.18	28.84	29.49	30.15	30.80	31.46	32.11
Albania																											99.50	99.44	99.39	99.34	99.28	99.23	99.18	99.12	99.03	98.94	98.86	99.02
Algeria													62.21	63.81	65.40	67.00	68.59	70.19	71.78	73.38	74.97	76.57	78.16	79.75	81.35	82.94	84.54	86.13	86.89	87.64	88.39	89.14	90.44	91.74
Andorra																																									100.00	100.00
Angola																											63.18	63.75	64.32	64.89	65.46	66.03	66.60	67.17	67.74	68.31	68.88	69.45	70.02	70.59
Anguilla										99.10
Argentina						97.30	97.42	97.53	97.64	97.75	97.87	97.98	98.09	98.20	98.32	98.43	98.54	98.60	98.66	98.72	98.78	98.83	98.89	98.95	99.01	99.07	99.13	99.15	99.18	99.20	99.23	99.25	99.28	99.30	99.33	99.35	99.38	99.40	99.43	99.45	99.48
Armenia															99.91	99.91	99.90	99.90	99.89	99.89	99.89	99.88	99.88	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.86	99.86	99.86	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.88
Aruba																										99.17	99.18	99.20	99.21	99.23	99.24	99.26	99.28	99.29	99.31	99.32
Azerbaijan																									99.90	99.91	99.93	99.94	99.95	99.96	99.98	99.99	100.00	99.97	99.95	99.93	99.93	99.92	99.93	99.94	99.92	99.92
Bahrain							82.08	83.53	84.98	86.43	87.88	89.33	90.78	92.23	93.68	95.13	96.58	96.65	96.71	96.78	96.85	96.91	96.98	97.05	97.12	97.18	97.25	97.29	97.32	97.36	97.40	97.43	97.47	97.51	97.55	97.58
Bangladesh							27.15	28.23	29.32	30.40	31.49	32.57	33.65	34.74	35.82	36.91	37.99	40.22	42.44	44.67	46.90	49.12	51.35	53.58	55.80	58.03	60.26	61.46	62.67	63.87	65.08	66.28	67.49	68.78	70.07	71.36	72.65	76.83	81.00	85.18	89.36	93.54
Belarus															99.80	99.80	99.81	99.81	99.81	99.81	99.82	99.82	99.82	99.83	99.83	99.83	99.83	99.83	99.84	99.84	99.84	99.84	99.84	99.85	99.85
Belize																	78.02
Benin					18.26	18.90	19.55	20.20	20.85	21.50	22.15	22.80	23.45	24.09	24.74	25.39	26.04	26.69	27.35	28.00	28.65	29.31	29.96	30.62	31.27	31.93	32.58	33.24	32.63	32.01	31.40	30.79	32.48	34.17	35.86	37.55	39.25	40.94
Bhutan																															67.96	70.32	72.69	75.05	77.41	79.77	82.13	84.49
Bolivia		75.84	76.82	77.81	78.79	79.77	80.75	81.74	82.72	83.70	84.69	85.67	86.65	87.63	88.62	89.60	90.58	91.57	92.07	92.58	93.08	93.59	94.09	94.60	95.10	95.61	96.11	96.62	97.12	97.63	98.13	98.64	99.14	98.88	99.08	98.93	98.77	98.83	99.02	99.21	99.40
Bosnia and Herzegovina																	98.74	98.86	98.98	99.10	99.23	99.35	99.47	99.60	99.72	99.84	99.78	99.72	99.65	99.59	99.53	99.47	99.40	99.34	99.28	99.21	99.15	99.41	99.67
Botswana																	92.25	92.53	92.81	93.09	93.37	93.65	93.92	94.20	94.48	94.76	95.04	95.32	95.60
Brazil						85.24	85.76	86.28	86.81	87.33	87.86	88.38	88.91	89.43	89.95	90.48	91.00	91.53	92.05	92.57	93.10	93.62	94.15	94.67	95.19	95.72	96.27	96.81	97.36	97.90	98.13	98.36	98.56	98.53	98.69	98.32	99.07	99.02	99.23	99.25
Brunei							93.24	93.72	94.21	94.69	95.18	95.66	96.15	96.63	97.11	97.60	98.08	98.17	98.25	98.33	98.42	98.50	98.58	98.66	98.75	98.83	98.91	98.98	99.04	99.10	99.17	99.23	99.29	99.36	99.42	99.48	99.55
Bulgaria																											98.11	98.06	98.02	97.97	97.93	97.88	97.83	97.79	97.74	97.70	97.65
Burkina Faso	6.66	7.13	7.60	8.07	8.54	9.01	9.48	9.95	10.42	10.89	11.36	11.83	12.30	12.77	13.24	13.70	14.17	14.14	14.10	14.06	14.02	13.99	15.53	17.08	18.63	20.17	21.72	23.26	24.81	25.65	26.48	26.53	33.13	34.68	36.23	37.78	39.33	40.88	42.43	43.99
Burundi					21.49	23.90	26.31	28.72	31.13	33.54	35.95	38.37	40.78	43.19	45.60	48.01	50.25	52.48	54.72	56.95	59.19	61.42	63.66	65.89	68.13	70.37	68.73	67.10	65.47	63.84	62.21	60.58	58.95	57.32	60.26	63.20	66.14	69.08	72.02	74.96
Ivory Coast														37.85	38.05	38.25	38.45	38.65	38.85	39.05	39.25	39.45	39.65	39.85	45.99	52.13	51.01	49.90	48.78	47.67	46.55	45.44	44.32	43.21	42.09	40.98	39.86	38.75	42.89	47.04
Cape Verde																86.42	86.96	87.50	88.05	88.59	89.14	89.68	90.23	90.77	91.32	91.86	92.41	92.95	93.50	94.04	94.59	95.13	95.67	96.22	96.76	97.31	97.85	98.40	98.51	98.62	98.73
Cambodia																								71.07	72.38	73.68	74.98	76.29	77.59	78.90	80.56	82.22	83.87	85.53	85.87
Cameroon		59.06	59.85	60.64	61.43	62.21	63.00	63.79	64.58	65.36	66.15	66.94	67.73	68.51	69.30	70.09	70.88	71.66	72.45	73.24	74.03	74.81	75.60	76.39	77.18	77.96	77.89	77.83	77.76	77.69	77.62	77.55	77.48	77.13	76.77	76.42
Cayman Islands																																	98.62
Central African Republic	20.34	21.45	22.57	23.69	24.80	25.92	27.04	28.15	29.27	30.39	31.50	32.62	33.74	34.85	36.03	37.21	38.39	39.57	40.75	41.94	43.12	44.30	45.48	46.66	47.84	49.02	46.81	44.61	42.40	40.20	38.00	35.79	33.59	31.38	29.18	26.97
Chad																			8.95	10.99	13.03	15.07	17.11	19.15	21.19	23.24	25.12	27.01	28.89	30.77	30.34	29.91	29.47	29.04	28.60	28.17	27.73	27.30	26.86	26.43	25.99	22.39
Chile								97.12	97.28	97.43	97.59	97.75	97.91	98.07	98.23	98.38	98.54	98.70	98.75	98.80	98.85	98.89	98.94	98.99	99.04	99.09	99.14	99.18	99.19	99.19	99.19	99.19	99.19	99.20	98.89	99.25	99.61	99.35	99.09
China								82.10	83.27	84.44	85.61	86.78	87.95	89.12	90.29	91.45	92.16	92.86	93.57	94.27	94.98	95.68	96.39	97.09	97.80	98.50	98.61	98.72	98.83	98.94	99.05	99.16	99.27	99.38	99.48	99.59
Macau							94.21	94.49	94.77	95.05	95.33	95.61	95.89	96.17	96.45	96.73	97.01	97.29	97.57	97.85	98.13	98.41	98.69	98.97	99.25	99.53	99.81	99.79	99.77	99.74	99.72	99.70	99.70	99.70	99.69	99.69	99.69	99.73	99.76	99.80	99.83	99.87
Colombia																			96.28	96.71	97.14	97.57	97.67	97.78	97.88	97.99	98.09	98.20	98.31	98.41	98.37	98.19	98.42	98.43	98.43	98.52	98.72	98.81	98.89	98.97	98.92
Comoros						54.90	56.03	57.16	58.30	59.43	60.56	61.70	62.83	63.96	65.10	66.23	67.36	68.49	69.63	70.76	71.89	73.03	74.16	75.29	76.42	77.56	76.89	76.23	75.57	74.90	74.24	73.58	72.91	72.25	71.59	70.92	70.26	69.60
Congo (Brazzaville)																																					76.95
Costa Rica										97.54	97.57	97.60	97.63	97.66	97.69	97.73	97.76	97.79	97.82	97.85	97.88	97.91	97.94	97.98	98.01	98.04	98.15	98.26	98.37	98.48	98.59	98.70	98.81	98.93	99.04	99.15	99.26
Croatia																	99.60	99.61	99.61	99.62	99.62	99.63	99.63	99.64	99.64	99.65	99.65	99.66	99.67	99.68	99.69	99.69	99.70	99.71	99.72	99.73	99.74
Cuba																												99.95	99.95	99.94	99.94	99.93	99.92	99.92	99.91	99.91	99.90	99.90
Cyprus																		99.66	99.68	99.70	99.71	99.73	99.75	99.76	99.78	99.80	99.82	99.82	99.82	99.82	99.82	99.83	99.83	99.83	99.83	99.84	99.84
North Korea																																		100.00
Congo (Kinshasa)																											63.09	61.45	59.81	58.17	56.53	54.89	53.25	57.93	62.61	67.30	71.98	76.66	77.42	78.19	78.95	79.71
Dominican Republic							83.94	84.49	85.03	85.58	86.12	86.67	87.22	87.76	88.31	88.86	89.40	89.95	90.50	91.04	91.59	92.14	92.68	93.23	93.78	94.32	94.87	95.42	95.72	96.02	96.33	96.63	96.93	97.25	97.57	97.88	98.05	97.77	98.25	98.04	98.03
Ecuador								92.28	92.72	93.17	93.61	94.06	94.50	94.94	95.39	95.83	95.89	95.95	96.01	96.07	96.13	96.19	96.25	96.31	96.37	96.43	96.49	96.35	96.21	96.06	95.92	95.77	95.63	96.24	96.85	98.85	98.81	98.89	98.63	99.19	98.91	99.14
Egypt		38.12	39.71	41.30	42.89	44.48	46.06	47.65	49.24	50.83	52.42	54.00	55.30	56.59	57.88	59.18	60.47	61.76	63.05	64.35	65.64	66.93	68.27	69.60	70.94	72.27	73.61	74.94	76.28	77.61	78.95	81.75	82.39	83.03	83.67	84.31	85.18	86.05	90.33
El Salvador																		84.95	85.70	86.45	87.20	87.95	88.70	89.45	90.20	90.95	91.70	92.45	93.20	93.95	94.70	95.45	93.89	96.48	95.32	96.39	96.95	97.22	97.50	97.97	98.43
Equatorial Guinea																										96.62
Eritrea																												69.48	71.67	73.85	76.03	78.21	80.39	82.58
Estonia															99.90	99.90	99.89	99.88	99.87	99.86	99.85	99.85	99.84	99.83	99.82	99.81	99.83	99.84	99.85	99.87	99.88	99.89	99.91	99.92	99.93	99.95	99.96
Ethiopia																				28.08	29.12	30.16	31.21	32.25	33.29	34.33	35.37	36.42	37.46	38.50	33.30	40.17	47.04
Gabon																			92.11	91.97	91.83	91.69	91.55	91.41	91.27	91.12	90.98	90.84	90.70	90.56	90.42	90.28	90.14	89.99	89.85	89.71	89.57	89.43
Gambia																										41.39	42.53	43.66	44.79	45.93	47.06	48.19	49.32	50.46	51.59	52.72	53.86	54.99	56.12
Georgia																												99.86	99.85	99.84	99.83	99.82	99.81	99.80	99.78	99.77	99.76	99.75	99.74	99.73
Ghana																										65.49	67.26	69.04	70.81	72.59	74.36	76.14	77.91	79.69	81.46	83.23
Greece							98.88	98.89	98.90	98.91	98.92	98.93	98.94	98.95	98.96	98.97	98.98	98.98	98.98	98.98	98.98	98.99	98.99	98.99	98.99	98.99	98.99	99.12	99.26	99.39	99.52	99.60	99.68	99.57	99.47	99.14	98.82
Greenland																																									100.00
Guatemala																				70.72	71.68	72.64	73.60	74.56	75.51	76.47	77.43	78.39	79.75	81.10	82.46	83.81	85.17	86.52	87.88	89.23	90.59	91.94	89.77	93.27
Guinea																						13.47	16.42	19.36	22.30	25.24	28.18	31.13	34.07	32.32	30.56	28.81	27.06	25.30	23.55	21.80	25.65	29.50	33.36	37.21
Guinea Bissau					17.80	19.14	20.48	21.82	23.16	24.49	25.83	27.17	28.51	29.85	31.18	32.52	33.86	35.20	36.54	37.88	39.21	40.55	41.89	43.23	44.57	45.90	46.18	46.45	46.73	47.00	47.28	47.55	47.83	48.11	48.38	48.66	48.93	49.21	49.48	49.76
Guyana																																			93.67	94.34	95.02	95.69	96.36	97.04
Haiti								51.05	52.46	53.88	55.29	56.70	58.11	59.52	60.93	62.34	63.75	65.17	66.58	67.99	69.40	70.81	72.22	73.63	75.04	76.46	77.87	79.28	80.69	77.29	73.88	70.48
Honduras																											90.91	91.60	92.29	92.98	93.67	94.36	95.05	95.33	95.60	95.88	96.93	95.99	96.30	96.29	97.00	97.25
Hungary						99.32
India							40.32	41.22	42.13	43.03	43.93	44.84	45.74	46.64	47.54	48.45	49.35	51.19	53.03	54.87	56.71	58.55	60.39	62.23	64.07	65.91	67.75	69.07	70.39	71.71	73.03	74.36	75.85	77.35	78.85	80.35	81.85
Indonesia						81.65	82.99	84.33	85.67	87.02	88.36	89.70	91.04	92.39	93.73	95.07	95.32	95.57	95.81	96.06	96.31	96.56	96.81	97.05	97.30	97.55	97.80	98.05	98.29	98.54	97.41	96.27	97.83	99.38	99.40	99.07	98.75	99.06	99.37	99.68	99.64	99.65
Iran		42.33	44.65	46.98	49.31	51.63	53.96	56.29	58.61	60.94	63.27	65.59	68.71	71.84	74.96	78.08	81.20	83.07	84.94	86.81	88.69	90.56	91.24	91.93	92.62	93.30	93.99	94.68	95.36	96.05	96.74	96.13	96.80	97.47	97.51	97.56	97.61	97.66	97.44	97.68
Iraq																										80.49	78.04	75.59	73.14	70.69	68.24	65.79	63.34	60.89	58.44	55.99	53.54	51.09	48.64
Israel									98.05
Italy							99.59	99.60	99.61	99.62	99.63	99.65	99.66	99.67	99.68	99.69	99.70	99.72	99.73	99.74	99.75	99.76	99.77	99.79	99.80	99.81	99.82	99.83	99.83	99.83	99.84	99.84	99.85	99.85	99.86	99.86	99.87
Jamaica																									96.30
Jordan					84.83	85.42	86.01	86.59	87.18	87.77	88.35	88.94	89.53	90.11	90.70	91.29	91.87	92.46	93.05	93.63	94.22	94.81	95.39	95.98	96.57	97.15	97.74	98.33	98.91	98.97	99.02	98.99	98.95	98.89	98.83	98.77	99.25	99.20
Kazakhstan															99.15	99.22	99.29	99.37	99.44	99.51	99.58	99.66	99.73	99.80	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.85
Kenya																										91.94	90.47	89.00	87.52	86.05	84.58	83.11	81.63	82.28	82.92	83.56	84.21	84.85	85.49	86.14
Kuwait	66.01	68.01	70.02	72.02	74.03	76.03	77.64	79.26	80.87	82.48	84.09	84.70	85.31	85.92	86.53	87.14	87.75	88.36	88.97	89.58	90.18	91.15	92.11	93.07	94.03	94.99	95.95	96.91	97.87	98.83	99.79	98.50	98.51	98.74	98.73	98.72	98.78	98.84	99.04	99.22	99.40
Kyrgyzstan																									99.74	99.75	99.75	99.76	99.76	99.77	99.78	99.78	99.79	99.79	99.80
Laos																					64.05	65.96	67.86	69.76	71.66	73.56	74.68	75.70	76.71	77.73	78.74	76.79	74.84	72.90	70.95	69.00	67.05
Latvia															99.82	99.82	99.81	99.81	99.81	99.80	99.80	99.80	99.79	99.79	99.79	99.78	99.79	99.80	99.81	99.81	99.82	99.83	99.84	99.85	99.85	99.86	99.87
Lebanon																																	99.08	99.21	99.34
Lesotho																										97.50	96.90	96.30	95.70	95.10	94.49	93.89	93.29	92.69	92.09	92.47	92.84	93.22	93.59	93.97
Liberia										33.72	33.87	34.02	34.17	34.32	34.47	34.62	34.77	34.92	35.07	35.22	35.37	35.52	35.67	35.82	35.97	36.12	36.27	36.42	36.57	36.72	36.87	37.02	37.17
Libya										80.31
Lithuania															99.71	99.71	99.71	99.72	99.72	99.72	99.73	99.73	99.73	99.73	99.74	99.74	99.74	99.75	99.77	99.78	99.79	99.80	99.82	99.83	99.84	99.85	99.87
Madagascar																										68.19	67.72	67.25	66.78	66.31	65.84	65.37	64.90	64.44	63.97	67.75	71.52	75.30
Malawi													49.13	51.09	53.05	55.01	56.97	58.93	60.90	62.86	64.82	66.78	68.74	70.70	70.64	70.58	70.52	70.46	70.40	70.34	70.28	70.22	70.16	70.10	70.04	69.98	70.82	71.66	72.49	73.33	73.39
Malaysia						86.53	87.32	88.11	88.90	89.69	90.48	91.27	92.06	92.85	93.64	94.43	95.22	95.45	95.68	95.90	96.13	96.36	96.59	96.81	97.04	97.27	97.39	97.51	97.62	97.74	97.86	97.98	98.10	98.22	98.34	98.46
Maldives			87.12	88.25	89.38	90.52	91.65	92.78	93.91	95.04	96.18	96.60	97.03	97.46	97.89	98.32	98.31	98.31	98.31	98.30	98.30	98.30	98.30	98.30	98.30	98.30	98.48	98.65	98.83	99.01	99.18	99.36	99.37	99.38	99.39	99.40	99.41	99.42	99.43	99.44
Mali		13.47	13.63	13.78	13.94	14.09	14.24	14.40	14.55	14.71	14.86	15.01	15.17	15.32	15.48	15.63	15.78	15.94	16.09	16.25	16.40	16.55	16.71	16.86	18.60	20.35	22.09	23.83	25.57	27.31	29.06	30.80	31.59	32.37	33.16	33.95	39.01	39.06	39.11	39.16	39.21
Malta											98.87	98.76	98.66	98.55	98.45	98.34	98.23	98.13	98.02	97.91	97.81	97.94	98.07	98.20	98.33	98.46	98.59	98.72	98.85	98.98	99.11	99.16	99.20	99.25	99.29	99.34	99.39
Marshall Islands																																					98.76
Mauritania																										55.48	54.37	53.26	52.15	51.04	49.93	48.82	47.71
Mauritius																91.71	92.07	92.44	92.80	93.17	93.53	93.90	94.27	94.63	95.00	95.36	95.65	95.95	96.24	96.53	96.82	97.12	97.41	97.70	97.99	98.28	98.58
Mexico						90.86	91.27	91.67	92.07	92.48	92.88	93.29	93.69	94.09	94.50	94.90	95.06	95.22	95.38	95.53	95.69	95.85	96.01	96.17	96.32	96.48	96.88	97.27	97.44	97.61	97.63	97.69	98.12	98.36	98.38	98.49	98.51	99.03	98.60	99.08	99.01
Mongolia																										98.43	98.48	98.53	98.58	98.62	98.67	98.72	98.77	98.81	98.86	98.91
Montenegro							98.29	98.36	98.43	98.50	98.57	98.64	98.71	98.78	98.85	98.92	98.99	99.02	99.05	99.08	99.11	99.14	99.17	99.21	99.24	99.27	99.30	99.33	99.36	99.32	99.28	99.25	99.21	99.17	99.13	99.09	99.05
Morocco								30.95	32.20	33.46	34.71	35.97	37.22	38.47	39.73	40.98	42.24	43.49	44.74	46.00	47.45	48.90	50.35	51.80	53.24	54.69	56.14	57.59	59.04	60.49	62.84	65.20	67.55	69.90	72.15	73.09	74.03	87.78
Mozambique						25.12	25.79	26.46	27.13	27.81	28.48	29.15	29.83	30.50	31.17	31.84	32.52	33.19	33.86	34.53	35.21	35.88	36.55	38.80	41.05	43.30	45.54	47.79	50.04	51.12	52.21	53.29	54.37	55.46	56.54
Burma (Myanmar)									81.34	82.06	82.77	83.48	84.20	84.91	85.62	86.34	87.05	87.76	88.48	89.19	89.90	90.62	91.33	92.04	92.76	93.47	92.91	92.34	91.77	91.21	90.64	90.07	89.51	88.94	88.38	87.81	87.24	86.68	86.11	85.55	84.98	84.41
Namibia																	90.42	90.74	91.06	91.38	91.70	92.02	92.35	92.67	92.99	93.31	93.63	93.13	92.63	92.12	91.62	91.12	90.62	91.80	92.98	94.16	95.35
Nepal							14.97	16.74	18.51	20.28	22.05	23.82	25.59	27.36	29.13	30.90	32.67	35.41	38.16	40.91	43.66	46.41	49.15	51.90	54.65	57.40	60.14	62.15	64.16	66.16	68.17	70.18	72.18	74.19	76.19	78.20	80.21
Nicaragua																											88.82	88.82	88.83	88.84	88.84
Niger																											14.23	16.47	18.72	20.96	23.20	22.03	20.87	19.71	18.55	17.38	16.22	15.06
Nigeria																	62.49	62.32	62.16	61.99	61.83	61.66	61.50	61.33	61.17	61.00	60.84	60.67	60.51	60.00	59.49	58.98	58.47	57.95
Oman																													96.66	96.85	97.05	97.24	97.43	97.62	97.90	98.17	98.39	98.61	98.83	99.06	98.75	98.98
Pakistan							23.83	24.97	26.10	27.24	28.37	29.50	30.64	31.77	32.91	34.04	35.17	36.31	37.44	38.58	39.71	40.85	41.98	43.11	44.54	45.96	47.39	48.81	50.24	51.66	53.09	58.37	59.81	61.25	61.46	62.30	63.14	64.47	63.44	65.55
Palau						94.36	94.52	94.69	94.86	95.02	95.19	95.35	95.52	95.68	95.85	96.02	96.18	96.35	96.51	96.68	96.84	97.01	97.18	97.34	97.51	97.67	97.84	98.01	98.17	98.34	98.50	98.67	98.83	99.00	99.17	99.33	99.50	99.66	99.83	99.50	99.17
West Bank and Gaza																							97.19	97.43	97.66	97.90	98.14	98.38	98.62	98.85	99.00	99.15	98.99	98.82	99.23	99.27	99.37	99.23	99.27	99.32	99.27	99.31
Panama						96.28	96.13	95.98	95.83	95.68	95.53	95.38	95.23	95.08	94.93	94.78	94.86	94.95	95.03	95.12	95.20	95.28	95.37	95.45	95.54	95.62	95.79	95.97	96.14	96.31	96.48	96.65	96.82	96.99	97.17	97.34
Papua New Guinea																										64.06
Paraguay								89.00	89.64	90.27	90.91	91.55	92.18	92.82	93.45	94.09	94.73	95.36	95.59	95.82	96.05	96.27	96.50	96.73	96.96	97.18	97.41	97.64	97.87	98.10	98.32	98.55	98.78	98.23	98.99	98.73	98.66	98.60	98.54	98.47	98.62
Peru							89.76	90.10	90.43	90.77	91.10	91.44	91.78	92.11	92.45	92.78	93.12	93.45	93.79	93.96	94.13	94.30	94.47	94.64	94.81	94.98	95.15	95.32	95.49	95.66	96.29	96.96	96.71	97.10	97.49	97.89	98.28	98.68	98.73	98.79	98.77	98.67
Philippines						92.47	92.91	93.35	93.79	94.23	94.67	95.11	95.56	96.00	96.44	96.88	96.73	96.58	96.43	96.28	96.19	96.09	96.00	95.91	95.81	95.72	96.01	96.29	96.58	96.96	97.35	97.73	98.11	98.49	98.56	98.62	98.69	98.75	98.82
Poland				99.82
Portugal							98.22	98.33	98.43	98.53	98.64	98.74	98.84	98.95	99.05	99.15	99.26	99.27	99.28	99.29	99.30	99.31	99.32	99.34	99.35	99.36	99.37	99.38	99.39	99.40	99.41	99.42	99.44	99.45	99.46	99.47	99.48
Puerto Rico						94.40	94.37	94.34	94.31	94.28	94.25	94.23	94.20	94.17	94.14	94.11	94.35	94.59	94.82	95.06	95.30	95.53	95.77	96.01	96.25	96.48	96.72	96.96	97.19	97.43	97.67	97.91	98.14	98.38	98.62	98.85
Qatar												91.23	91.65	92.06	92.48	92.90	93.31	93.73	94.14	94.56	94.98	95.39	95.81	96.06	96.30	96.55	96.80	97.05	97.29	97.54	98.02	98.49	98.97	96.88	97.95	98.26	98.75	99.83	99.33	99.65
Moldova															99.74	99.73	99.72	99.71	99.71	99.70	99.69	99.68	99.68	99.67	99.66	99.65	99.65	99.64	99.64	99.63	99.62	99.62	99.61	99.61	99.60	99.60	99.59	99.59
Romania																		99.03	98.91	98.78	98.66	98.53	98.41	98.28	98.16	98.03	97.90	97.78	97.91	98.05	98.18	98.31	98.44	98.58	98.71	98.84	98.98
Russia															99.75	99.75	99.75	99.75	99.76	99.76	99.76	99.76	99.76	99.76	99.77	99.77	99.77	99.77	99.77	99.77	99.77	99.76	99.76	99.76	99.76	99.76
Rwanda				44.69	46.15	47.62	49.08	50.54	52.00	53.47	54.93	56.39	57.85	59.31	60.78	62.24	63.70	65.16	66.63	68.09	69.55	71.01	72.48	73.94	75.40	76.86	76.97	77.08	77.20	77.31	77.42	77.53	77.64	77.75	77.86	77.97	80.73	83.49
Samoa																	98.95	98.98	99.00	99.03	99.05	99.08	99.10	99.13	99.15	99.18	99.20	99.23	99.25	99.28	99.31	99.33	99.36	99.38	99.41	99.43	99.46
Saint Thomas and Principe							74.06	75.84	77.62	79.40	81.18	82.96	84.73	86.51	88.29	90.07	91.85	92.15	92.45	92.75	93.05	93.35	93.65	93.95	94.25	94.55	94.85	92.35	89.85	87.35	84.84	82.34	79.84	77.34	82.09	86.84	91.60	96.35
Saudi Arabia																		81.07	82.65	84.23	85.81	87.39	88.97	90.55	92.13	93.71	93.95	94.19	94.44	94.68	95.17	95.67	96.16	96.66	97.15	97.65	98.15	98.64	99.14
Senegal														28.03	28.96	29.88	30.81	31.73	32.65	33.58	34.50	35.43	36.35	37.27	38.20	39.12	40.04	40.97	41.86	42.75	43.65	44.54	48.42	52.31	56.19	57.60	59.00	54.98	50.97
Serbia																																					99.27	99.36	99.45	99.54	99.63	99.72
Seychelles													98.46	98.56	98.66	98.75	98.85	98.95	99.04	99.14	99.17	99.20	99.23	99.26	99.29	99.32	99.34	99.37	99.38	99.38	99.38	99.38	99.38	99.38	99.38	99.38
Sierra Leone																														37.36	38.86	40.36	41.86	43.36	44.86	46.36	47.86	49.36	50.86
Singapore						96.16	96.45	96.74	97.04	97.33	97.62	97.91	98.21	98.50	98.79	99.08	99.14	99.19	99.24	99.29	99.34	99.40	99.45	99.50	99.55	99.60	99.62	99.64	99.65	99.67	99.69	99.70	99.72	99.73	99.75	99.77	99.88	99.89	99.90	99.90	99.84	99.94
Slovenia																	99.78
South Africa						84.97	85.56	86.14	86.72	87.30	87.88	88.47	89.05	89.63	90.21	90.80	91.38	91.96	92.54	93.12	93.71	94.29	94.63	94.98	95.33	95.67	96.02	96.36	96.71	97.05	97.40	97.75	98.09	98.45	98.82	98.90	99.15	99.27	99.18	99.08	99.23
South Sudan																																		29.58
Spain							98.64	98.74	98.83	98.92	99.01	99.11	99.20	99.29	99.38	99.48	99.57	99.57	99.56	99.56	99.56	99.56	99.55	99.55	99.55	99.55	99.54	99.54	99.54	99.53	99.50	99.53	99.56	99.60	99.56	99.69	99.75	99.71	99.64	99.69	99.69	99.61
Sri Lanka							90.19	90.49	90.79	91.08	91.38	91.67	91.97	92.27	92.56	92.86	93.16	93.45	93.75	94.05	94.34	94.64	94.94	95.23	95.53	95.82	96.12	96.48	96.85	97.21	97.58	97.94	98.26	98.59	98.59	98.59
Sudan																										72.33	71.13	69.93	68.73	67.52	66.32	65.12	63.92	62.72
Suriname																														94.14	95.47	96.80	98.13	99.46	99.13	98.80	98.03	97.26
Swaziland		74.98	75.91	76.84	77.78	78.71	79.64	80.57	81.50	82.43	83.37	84.30	84.92	85.53	86.15	86.77	87.39	88.00	88.62	89.24	89.86	90.47	91.09	91.71	92.33	92.94	93.12	93.30	93.49	93.67	93.85	94.03	94.21	94.39	94.57	94.75
Syria							59.02	60.63	62.25	63.87	65.48	67.10	68.72	70.33	71.95	73.57	75.18	76.80	78.42	80.03	81.65	83.26	84.88	86.50	88.11	89.73	91.35	92.96	91.59	90.22
Tajikistan															99.67	99.69	99.70	99.72	99.74	99.75	99.77	99.78	99.80	99.82	99.83	99.85
Thailand						96.17	96.26	96.34	96.42	96.51	96.59	96.67	96.76	96.84	96.93	97.01	97.09	97.18	97.26	97.35	97.43	97.51	97.60	97.68	97.76	97.85	97.85	97.86	97.87	97.87	97.88	97.61	97.35	97.08	96.82	96.55	97.25	97.95	98.65	98.47	98.29
Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.)																				98.57	98.56	98.55	98.54	98.53	98.52	98.51	98.50	98.49
Timor Leste																																				78.57
Togo																										63.55	64.28	65.01	65.74	66.47	67.20	67.92	70.13	72.34	74.56	73.63	72.71	74.12	75.54	76.96	78.37
Tonga		99.80	99.77	99.75	99.73	99.71	99.69	99.66	99.64	99.62	99.60	99.58	99.55	99.53	99.51	99.49	99.46	99.44	99.42	99.40	99.38	99.35	99.37	99.39	99.41	99.43	99.45	99.47	99.49	99.51	99.54	99.56	99.55	99.54	99.53	99.52	99.51
Trinidad and Tobago						99.24	99.25	99.25	99.26	99.27	99.27	99.28	99.28	99.29	99.29	99.30
Tunisia										62.52	64.01	65.50	66.98	68.47	69.95	71.44	72.92	74.41	75.90	77.38	78.87	80.35	81.84	83.33	84.81	86.30	87.78	89.27	90.75	92.24	93.07	93.90	94.72	95.79	95.94	96.09	96.32	95.72	95.76	95.80
Turkey	68.25	69.65	71.05	72.44	73.84	75.24	77.38	79.53	81.67	83.82	85.96	86.45	86.93	87.42	87.90	88.39	88.74	89.09	89.44	89.79	90.14	90.49	90.84	91.19	91.54	91.89	92.24	92.59	92.94	93.30	93.96	94.12	94.29	95.43	96.57	97.20	97.94	98.41	98.74	98.95	99.17
Turkmenistan																					99.81
Uganda																	63.12	64.31	65.50	66.68	67.87	69.06	70.24	71.43	72.62	73.81	74.99	76.18	77.42	78.65	79.89	81.13	82.22	83.30	84.39	85.47	83.56	81.65
Ukraine																											99.83	99.85	99.86	99.87	99.89	99.90	99.92	99.93	99.94	99.96	99.97	99.98
United Arab Emirates	56.28	59.10	61.92	64.75	67.57	70.40	73.22	76.04	78.87	81.69	84.51	85.14	85.76	86.39	87.01	87.64	88.26	88.88	89.51	90.13	90.76	91.38	92.01	92.63	93.26	93.88	94.50	95.13	95.75	96.38	97.00
Tanzania														77.87	77.75	77.63	77.51	77.39	77.27	77.15	77.03	76.92	76.80	76.68	76.56	76.44	76.32	76.20	75.77	75.34	74.92	74.49	74.06	73.63	73.20	72.77	78.81	84.85	84.78	84.71	84.64
Uruguay	98.84	98.85	98.87	98.88	98.90	98.92	98.93	98.95	98.96	98.98	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.01	99.01	99.01	99.01	99.01	99.02	99.02	99.03	99.04	99.05	99.06	99.07	99.08	99.09	99.10	99.10	99.11	99.02	99.32	99.23	99.23	99.12	99.30	99.31	99.39	99.23
Uzbekistan																										99.89	99.90	99.91	99.92	99.93	99.94	99.94	99.95	99.96	99.97	99.98	99.98	99.99	100.00	100.00	100.00
Vanuatu					67.64
Venezuela							93.89	94.16	94.44	94.71	94.99	95.26	95.53	95.81	96.08	96.36	96.51	96.67	96.83	96.98	97.14	97.29	97.45	97.60	97.76	97.91	98.07	98.19	98.32	98.45	98.58	98.71	98.84	98.82	98.80	98.52	98.24	98.51	98.78	99.05	99.32	99.09
Vietnam					94.02	93.96	93.90	93.84	93.77	93.71	93.65	93.59	93.53	93.46	93.40	93.44	93.49	93.53	93.57	93.61	93.65	93.70	93.74	93.78	93.82	94.06	94.36	94.66	94.96	95.27	95.57	95.87	96.18	96.48	96.78
Yemen																				35.38
Zambia																65.52	65.60	65.68	65.76	65.84	65.91	65.99	66.07	66.15	66.23	66.25	66.28	66.31	64.74	63.18	61.61	60.04	58.48	67.82	77.17	86.51
Zimbabwe								84.81	85.77	86.72	87.67	88.63	89.58	90.54	91.49	92.45	93.40	94.35	94.24	94.12	94.00	93.88	93.77	93.65	93.53	93.42	93.30	93.18	93.06	92.95	92.83	92.71	92.59	92.48	92.36	92.24	92.12	92.48	92.83	93.19

Percentage of females aged 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, â€˜literacyâ€™ also encompasses â€˜numeracyâ€™, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.

Source: UNESCO

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