Adult Illiterate Population, 15+ Years, % Female By Country

This page has a list of countries by Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, according to officially-recognized international sources compiled by the World Bank. Share of the adult illiterate population (age 15+) that is female.

Aruba
53.13 %
Afghanistan
59.77 %
Albania
59.61 %
Argentina
48.84 %
Benin
60.64 %
Burkina Faso
58.29 %
Bangladesh
55.03 %
Bahrain
67.18 %
Belarus
61.42 %
Brazil
49.81 %
Central African Republic
60.49 %
China
75.32 %
Cameroon
62.37 %
Colombia
49.16 %
Comoros
56.95 %
Costa Rica
48.9 %
Algeria
65.98 %
Eritrea
67.04 %
Spain
66.53 %
Gabon
52.76 %
Ghana
60.35 %
Greece
64.79 %
Honduras
50.32 %
Indonesia
69.21 %
India
64.37 %
Italy
63.1 %
Jordan
60.52 %
Kazakhstan
63.05 %
Kenya
60 %
Kuwait
47.93 %
Lebanon
68.3 %
Sri Lanka
58.7 %
Latvia
46.57 %
Morocco
68.86 %
Madagascar
55.37 %
Mexico
60.68 %
Mali
58.61 %
Malta
36.59 %
Montenegro
76.72 %
Mongolia
43.89 %
Mauritius
62.41 %
Malaysia
61.3 %
Namibia
53.02 %
Niger
56.95 %
Nigeria
61.92 %
Nepal
71.09 %
Oman
50.79 %
Panama
56.21 %
Peru
74.69 %
Portugal
68.03 %
Paraguay
53.37 %
Palestine
75.68 %
Romania
62.83 %
Rwanda
59.16 %
South Asia
63.51 %
Sudan
56.52 %
Singapore
76.27 %
Sierra Leone
57.65 %
El Salvador
63.38 %
South Sudan
54.72 %
Sao Tome and Principe
73.47 %
Suriname
65.26 %
Swaziland
51.53 %
Seychelles
42.96 %
Thailand
62.93 %
Tonga
45.77 %
Uganda
64.43 %
Uruguay
40.2 %
Uzbekistan
99.88 %
Vietnam
65.22 %
Vanuatu
53.18 %
World
62.77 %
Samoa
40.36 %
Zambia
65.43 %