Literacy - female 2023 Country Ranks by Rank

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SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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RankCountryValueDate of Info
120 Afghanistan22.62021
122 AkrotiriN/A2023
16 Albania98.22021
82 Algeria75.32018
122 American SamoaN/A0
1 Andorra1002016
97 Angola62.42015
122 AnguillaN/A0
122 AntarcticaN/A2023
7 Antigua and Barbuda99.42015
10 Argentina99.12018
4 Armenia99.72020
18 Aruba97.82018
122 Ashmore and Cartier IslandsN/A2023
122 AustraliaN/A0
122 AustriaN/A0
4 Azerbaijan99.72019
122 Bahamas TheN/A0
37 Bahrain94.92018
86 Bangladesh722020
5 Barbados99.62014
2 Belarus99.92019
122 BelgiumN/A0
122 BelizeN/A0
113 Benin352021
122 BermudaN/A0
96 Bhutan62.82021
61 Bolivia88.62015
17 Bosnia and Herzegovina98.12021
58 Botswana88.92015
122 Bouvet IslandN/A2023
40 Brazil94.52021
122 British Indian Ocean TerritoryN/A2023
122 British Virgin IslandsN/A0
25 Brunei96.92021
16 Bulgaria98.22021
112 Burkina Faso37.82021
67 Burma86.32019
90 Burundi68.42021
64 Cabo Verde87.42021
77 Cambodia79.82021
87 Cameroon71.62018
122 CanadaN/A0
11 Cayman Islands992021
118 Central African Republic25.82018
121 Chad18.22021
24 Chile972021
36 China95.22018
122 Christmas IslandN/A2023
122 Clipperton IslandN/A2023
122 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsN/A2023
33 Colombia95.92020
100 Comoros56.92021
88 Congo Democratic Republic of the70.82021
81 Congo Republic of the75.42021
122 Cook IslandsN/A0
122 Coral Sea IslandsN/A2023
17 Costa Rica98.12021
66 Cote d'Ivoire86.72019
9 Croatia99.22021
4 Cuba99.72021
122 CuracaoN/A2023
9 Cyprus99.22021
11 Czechia992011
122 DenmarkN/A0
122 DhekeliaN/A2023
122 DjiboutiN/A0
122 DominicaN/A0
35 Dominican Republic95.32021
43 Ecuador942021
91 Egypt67.42021
65 El Salvador87.32019
48 Equatorial Guinea932015
89 Eritrea68.92018
2 Estonia99.92021
62 Eswatini88.52018
109 Ethiopia44.42017
122 European UnionN/A0
122 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)N/A0
122 Faroe IslandsN/A0
10 Fiji99.12018
122 FinlandN/A0
122 FranceN/A0
122 French PolynesiaN/A0
122 French Southern and Antarctic LandsN/A2023
69 Gabon84.72021
106 Gambia The51.22021
30 Gaza Strip96.22020
6 Georgia99.52019
122 GermanyN/A0
83 Ghana74.52018
122 GibraltarN/A0
21 Greece97.42018
1 Greenland1002015
13 Grenada98.62014
122 GuamN/A0
78 Guatemala79.32021
122 GuernseyN/A0
115 Guinea31.32021
110 Guinea-Bissau39.92021
63 Guyana88.42021
99 Haiti58.32016
122 Heard Island and McDonald IslandsN/A2023
122 Holy See (Vatican City)N/A0
60 Honduras88.72019
122 Hong KongN/A0
10 Hungary99.12021
122 IcelandN/A0
92 India65.82018
39 Indonesia94.62020
60 Iran88.72021
76 Iraq79.92017
122 IrelandN/A0
122 Isle of ManN/A0
26 Israel96.82011
11 Italy992018
47 Jamaica93.12015
122 Jan MayenN/A2023
122 JapanN/A0
122 JerseyN/A0
15 Jordan98.42021
4 Kazakhstan99.72018
77 Kenya79.82021
122 KiribatiN/A0
1 Korea North1002015
122 Korea SouthN/A0
122 KosovoN/A2023
34 Kuwait95.42020
6 Kyrgyzstan99.52018
74 Laos81.42021
2 Latvia99.92021
46 Lebanon93.32018
59 Lesotho88.82021
114 Liberia34.12017
68 Libya85.62015
122 LiechtensteinN/A0
3 Lithuania99.82021
122 LuxembourgN/A0
33 Macau95.92021
80 Madagascar75.82021
94 Malawi63.72021
44 Malaysia93.62019
15 Maldives98.42021
119 Mali25.72018
28 Malta96.42021
16 Marshall Islands98.22011
98 Mauritania62.22021
56 Mauritius90.52021
40 Mexico94.52020
122 Micronesia Federated States ofN/A0
6 Moldova99.52021
122 MonacoN/A0
9 Mongolia99.22020
14 Montenegro98.52021
122 MontserratN/A0
91 Morocco67.42021
104 Mozambique53.82021
52 Namibia92.32021
122 NauruN/A0
122 Navassa IslandN/A2023
95 Nepal63.32021
122 NetherlandsN/A0
27 New Caledonia96.52015
122 New ZealandN/A0
72 Nicaragua82.82015
116 Niger292018
105 Nigeria52.72018
122 NiueN/A0
122 Norfolk IslandN/A0
20 North Macedonia97.62020
122 Northern Mariana IslandsN/A0
122 NorwayN/A0
50 Oman92.72018
107 Pakistan46.52019
29 Palau96.32015
34 Panama95.42019
96 Papua New Guinea62.82015
122 Paracel IslandsN/A2023
42 Paraguay94.22020
53 Peru922020
25 Philippines96.92019
122 Pitcairn IslandsN/A0
3 Poland99.82021
33 Portugal95.92021
51 Puerto Rico92.42021
38 Qatar94.72017
12 Romania98.72021
4 Russia99.72018
85 Rwanda73.32021
122 Saint BarthelemyN/A0
122 Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da CunhaN/A0
122 Saint Kitts and NevisN/A0
122 Saint LuciaN/A0
122 Saint MartinN/A0
122 Saint Pierre and MiquelonN/A0
122 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesN/A0
8 Samoa99.32021
2 San Marino99.92018
55 Sao Tome and Principe91.12021
32 Saudi Arabia962020
108 Senegal45.42021
10 Serbia99.12019
28 Seychelles96.42018
111 Sierra Leone39.82021
31 Singapore96.12019
122 Sint MaartenN/A0
122 SlovakiaN/A0
4 Slovenia99.72015
122 Solomon IslandsN/A0
122 SomaliaN/A0
40 South Africa94.52019
122 South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsN/A2023
117 South Sudan28.92018
16 Spain98.22020
122 Spratly IslandsN/A2023
54 Sri Lanka91.62019
101 Sudan56.12018
45 Suriname93.42021
122 SvalbardN/A0
122 SwedenN/A0
122 SwitzerlandN/A0
75 Syria812015
22 Taiwan97.32014
4 Tajikistan99.72015
79 Tanzania78.22021
49 Thailand92.82021
93 Timor-Leste64.22018
102 Togo55.12019
122 TokelauN/A0
6 Tonga99.52021
12 Trinidad and Tobago98.72015
73 Tunisia82.72021
41 Turkey (Turkiye)94.42019
5 Turkmenistan99.62015
122 Turks and Caicos IslandsN/A0
122 TuvaluN/A0
84 Uganda74.32021
1 Ukraine1002021
23 United Arab Emirates97.22021
122 United KingdomN/A0
122 United StatesN/A0
122 United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesN/A2023
11 Uruguay992019
1 Uzbekistan1002019
63 Vanuatu88.42021
19 Venezuela97.72021
39 Vietnam94.62019
122 Virgin IslandsN/A0
122 Wake IslandN/A2023
122 Wallis and FutunaN/A0
30 West Bank96.22020
70 World83.32020
103 Yemen552015
71 Zambia83.12018
57 Zimbabwe89.72021

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