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| Rank | Country | Value | Date of Info | |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 22.6% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Akrotiri | 0 | 2023 | |
| 16 | Albania | 98.2% | 2021 | |
| 81 | Algeria | 75.3% | 2018 | |
| 121 | American Samoa | 0 | 2023 | |
| 1 | Andorra | 100% | 2016 | |
| 96 | Angola | 62.4% | 2015 | |
| 121 | Anguilla | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Antarctica | 0 | 2023 | |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.4% | 2015 | |
| 10 | Argentina | 99.1% | 2018 | |
| 4 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2020 | |
| 18 | Aruba | 97.8% | 2018 | |
| 121 | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Australia | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Austria | 0 | 2023 | |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 99.7% | 2019 | |
| 121 | Bahamas The | 0 | 2023 | |
| 37 | Bahrain | 94.9% | 2018 | |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 72% | 2020 | |
| 5 | Barbados | 99.6% | 2014 | |
| 2 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2019 | |
| 121 | Belgium | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Belize | 0 | 2023 | |
| 112 | Benin | 35% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | |
| 95 | Bhutan | 62.8% | 2021 | |
| 60 | Bolivia | 88.6% | 2015 | |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.1% | 2021 | |
| 57 | Botswana | 88.9% | 2015 | |
| 121 | Bouvet Island | 0 | 2023 | |
| 40 | Brazil | 94.5% | 2021 | |
| 121 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 25 | Brunei | 96.9% | 2021 | |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 98.2% | 2021 | |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 37.8% | 2021 | |
| 66 | Burma | 86.3% | 2019 | |
| 89 | Burundi | 68.4% | 2021 | |
| 63 | Cabo Verde | 87.4% | 2021 | |
| 76 | Cambodia | 79.8% | 2021 | |
| 86 | Cameroon | 71.6% | 2018 | |
| 121 | Canada | 0 | 2023 | |
| 11 | Cayman Islands | 99% | 2021 | |
| 117 | Central African Republic | 25.8% | 2018 | |
| 120 | Chad | 18.2% | 2021 | |
| 24 | Chile | 97% | 2021 | |
| 36 | China | 95.2% | 2018 | |
| 121 | Christmas Island | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Clipperton Island | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 33 | Colombia | 95.9% | 2020 | |
| 99 | Comoros | 56.9% | 2021 | |
| 87 | Congo Democratic Republic of the | 70.8% | 2021 | |
| 80 | Congo Republic of the | 75.4% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Coral Sea Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 98.1% | 2021 | |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 86.7% | 2019 | |
| 9 | Croatia | 99.2% | 2021 | |
| 4 | Cuba | 99.7% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Curacao | 0 | 2023 | |
| 9 | Cyprus | 99.2% | 2021 | |
| 11 | Czechia | 99% | 2011 | |
| 121 | Denmark | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Dhekelia | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Djibouti | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 95.3% | 2021 | |
| 43 | Ecuador | 94% | 2021 | |
| 90 | Egypt | 67.4% | 2021 | |
| 64 | El Salvador | 87.3% | 2019 | |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 93% | 2015 | |
| 88 | Eritrea | 68.9% | 2018 | |
| 2 | Estonia | 99.9% | 2021 | |
| 61 | Eswatini | 88.5% | 2018 | |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 44.4% | 2017 | |
| 121 | European Union | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 10 | Fiji | 99.1% | 2018 | |
| 121 | Finland | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | France | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 68 | Gabon | 84.7% | 2021 | |
| 105 | Gambia The | 51.2% | 2021 | |
| 30 | Gaza Strip | 96.2% | 2020 | |
| 6 | Georgia | 99.5% | 2019 | |
| 121 | Germany | 0 | 2023 | |
| 82 | Ghana | 74.5% | 2018 | |
| 121 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 | |
| 21 | Greece | 97.4% | 2018 | |
| 1 | Greenland | 100% | 2015 | |
| 13 | Grenada | 98.6% | 2014 | |
| 121 | Guam | 0 | 2023 | |
| 77 | Guatemala | 79.3% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Guernsey | 0 | 2023 | |
| 114 | Guinea | 31.3% | 2021 | |
| 109 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.9% | 2021 | |
| 62 | Guyana | 88.4% | 2021 | |
| 98 | Haiti | 58.3% | 2016 | |
| 121 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0 | 2023 | |
| 59 | Honduras | 88.7% | 2019 | |
| 121 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2023 | |
| 10 | Hungary | 99.1% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Iceland | 0 | 2023 | |
| 91 | India | 65.8% | 2018 | |
| 39 | Indonesia | 94.6% | 2020 | |
| 59 | Iran | 88.7% | 2021 | |
| 75 | Iraq | 79.9% | 2017 | |
| 121 | Ireland | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Isle of Man | 0 | 2023 | |
| 26 | Israel | 96.8% | 2011 | |
| 11 | Italy | 99% | 2018 | |
| 47 | Jamaica | 93.1% | 2015 | |
| 121 | Jan Mayen | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Japan | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Jersey | 0 | 2023 | |
| 15 | Jordan | 98.4% | 2021 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 99.7% | 2018 | |
| 76 | Kenya | 79.8% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Kiribati | 0 | 2023 | |
| 1 | Korea North | 100% | 2015 | |
| 121 | Korea South | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Kosovo | 0 | 2023 | |
| 34 | Kuwait | 95.4% | 2020 | |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.5% | 2018 | |
| 73 | Laos | 81.4% | 2021 | |
| 2 | Latvia | 99.9% | 2021 | |
| 46 | Lebanon | 93.3% | 2018 | |
| 58 | Lesotho | 88.8% | 2021 | |
| 113 | Liberia | 34.1% | 2017 | |
| 67 | Libya | 85.6% | 2015 | |
| 121 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | |
| 3 | Lithuania | 99.8% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2023 | |
| 33 | Macau | 95.9% | 2021 | |
| 79 | Madagascar | 75.8% | 2021 | |
| 93 | Malawi | 63.7% | 2021 | |
| 44 | Malaysia | 93.6% | 2019 | |
| 15 | Maldives | 98.4% | 2021 | |
| 118 | Mali | 25.7% | 2018 | |
| 28 | Malta | 96.4% | 2021 | |
| 16 | Marshall Islands | 98.2% | 2011 | |
| 97 | Mauritania | 62.2% | 2021 | |
| 56 | Mauritius | 90.5% | 2021 | |
| 40 | Mexico | 94.5% | 2020 | |
| 121 | Micronesia Federated States of | 0 | 2023 | |
| 6 | Moldova | 99.5% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Monaco | 0 | 2023 | |
| 9 | Mongolia | 99.2% | 2020 | |
| 14 | Montenegro | 98.5% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Montserrat | 0 | 2023 | |
| 90 | Morocco | 67.4% | 2021 | |
| 103 | Mozambique | 53.8% | 2021 | |
| 52 | Namibia | 92.3% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Nauru | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Navassa Island | 0 | 2023 | |
| 94 | Nepal | 63.3% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Netherlands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 27 | New Caledonia | 96.5% | 2015 | |
| 121 | New Zealand | 0 | 2023 | |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 82.8% | 2015 | |
| 115 | Niger | 29% | 2018 | |
| 104 | Nigeria | 52.7% | 2018 | |
| 121 | Niue | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 2023 | |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 97.6% | 2020 | |
| 121 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Norway | 0 | 2023 | |
| 50 | Oman | 92.7% | 2018 | |
| 106 | Pakistan | 46.5% | 2019 | |
| 29 | Palau | 96.3% | 2015 | |
| 34 | Panama | 95.4% | 2019 | |
| 95 | Papua New Guinea | 62.8% | 2015 | |
| 121 | Paracel Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 42 | Paraguay | 94.2% | 2020 | |
| 53 | Peru | 92% | 2020 | |
| 25 | Philippines | 96.9% | 2019 | |
| 121 | Pitcairn Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 3 | Poland | 99.8% | 2021 | |
| 33 | Portugal | 95.9% | 2021 | |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | 92.4% | 2021 | |
| 38 | Qatar | 94.7% | 2017 | |
| 12 | Romania | 98.7% | 2021 | |
| 4 | Russia | 99.7% | 2018 | |
| 84 | Rwanda | 73.3% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Saint Martin | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2023 | |
| 8 | Samoa | 99.3% | 2021 | |
| 2 | San Marino | 99.9% | 2018 | |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 91.1% | 2021 | |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 96% | 2020 | |
| 107 | Senegal | 45.4% | 2021 | |
| 10 | Serbia | 99.1% | 2019 | |
| 28 | Seychelles | 96.4% | 2018 | |
| 110 | Sierra Leone | 39.8% | 2021 | |
| 31 | Singapore | 96.1% | 2019 | |
| 121 | Sint Maarten | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Slovakia | 0 | 2023 | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 99.7% | 2015 | |
| 121 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Somalia | 0 | 2023 | |
| 40 | South Africa | 94.5% | 2019 | |
| 121 | South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 116 | South Sudan | 28.9% | 2018 | |
| 16 | Spain | 98.2% | 2020 | |
| 121 | Spratly Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 91.6% | 2019 | |
| 100 | Sudan | 56.1% | 2018 | |
| 45 | Suriname | 93.4% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Svalbard | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Sweden | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Switzerland | 0 | 2023 | |
| 74 | Syria | 81% | 2015 | |
| 22 | Taiwan | 97.3% | 2014 | |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 99.7% | 2015 | |
| 78 | Tanzania | 78.2% | 2021 | |
| 49 | Thailand | 92.8% | 2021 | |
| 92 | Timor-Leste | 64.2% | 2018 | |
| 101 | Togo | 55.1% | 2019 | |
| 121 | Tokelau | 0 | 2023 | |
| 6 | Tonga | 99.5% | 2021 | |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.7% | 2015 | |
| 72 | Tunisia | 82.7% | 2021 | |
| 41 | Turkey (Turkiye) | 94.4% | 2019 | |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 99.6% | 2015 | |
| 121 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | |
| 83 | Uganda | 74.3% | 2021 | |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100% | 2021 | |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 97.2% | 2021 | |
| 121 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | United States | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | 0 | 2023 | |
| 11 | Uruguay | 99% | 2019 | |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100% | 2019 | |
| 62 | Vanuatu | 88.4% | 2021 | |
| 19 | Venezuela | 97.7% | 2021 | |
| 39 | Vietnam | 94.6% | 2019 | |
| 121 | Virgin Islands | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Wake Island | 0 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 2023 | |
| 30 | West Bank | 96.2% | 2020 | |
| 69 | World | 83.3% | 2020 | |
| 102 | Yemen | 55% | 2015 | |
| 70 | Zambia | 83.1% | 2018 |
Literacy - female 2023 Country Ranks Alphabetical
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
NOTE: The information regarding Literacy - female on this page is re-published from the CIA World Factbook 2023. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Literacy - female information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Literacy - female should be addressed to the CIA
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