| # | Flag | Country | Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea | 100% | 2008 | |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 99.98% | 2016 | |
| 3 | Ukraine | 99.96% | 2012 | |
| 4 | Estonia | 99.91% | 2011 | |
| 5 | Latvia | 99.91% | 2011 | |
| 6 | Lithuania | 99.83% | 2011 | |
| 7 | Cuba | 99.8% | 2012 | |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 99.74% | 2010 | |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 99.72% | 2016 | |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 99.7% | 2014 | |
| 11 | Armenia | 99.69% | 2011 | |
| 12 | Russia | 99.65% | 2010 | |
| 13 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2014 | |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 99.6% | 2014 | |
| 15 | Barbados | 99.6% | 2014 | |
| 16 | Georgia | 99.51% | 2014 | |
| 17 | Belarus | 99.49% | 2009 | |
| 18 | Tonga | 99.43% | 2011 | |
| 19 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.42% | 2015 | |
| 20 | Guam | 99.31% | 1990 | |
| 21 | Argentina | 99.14% | 2016 | |
| 22 | Hungary | 99.1% | 2014 | |
| 23 | Samoa | 99.07% | 2011 | |
| 24 | Cayman Islands | 99.02% | 2007 | |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.98% | 2009 | |
| 26 | Uruguay | 98.96% | 2017 | |
| 27 | Moldova | 98.92% | 2012 | |
| 28 | Maldives | 98.69% | 2014 | |
| 29 | Croatia | 98.67% | 2011 | |
| 30 | Grenada | 98.6% | 2014 | |
| 31 | Italy | 98.58% | 2011 | |
| 32 | Mongolia | 98.34% | 2010 | |
| 33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.3% | 2010 | |
| 34 | Poland | 98.25% | 2008 | |
| 35 | Serbia | 98.23% | 2016 | |
| 36 | Romania | 98.21% | 2011 | |
| 37 | Marshall Islands | 98.2% | 2011 | |
| 38 | Cyprus | 98.12% | 2011 | |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 97.98% | 2011 | |
| 40 | Spain | 97.7% | 2016 | |
| 41 | Montenegro | 97.5% | 2011 | |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 97.5% | 2011 | |
| 43 | New Caledonia | 97.5% | 2014 | |
| 44 | Jordan | 97.37% | 2012 | |
| 45 | American Samoa | 97.22% | 1980 | |
| 46 | Venezuela | 97.21% | 2016 | |
| 47 | Philippines | 96.79% | 2013 | |
| 48 | Chile | 96.74% | 2015 | |
| 49 | Aruba | 96.72% | 2010 | |
| 50 | Republic of Macedonia | 96.7% | 2014 | |
| 51 | Greece | 96.5% | 2011 | |
| 52 | Palau | 96.34% | 2015 | |
| 53 | Albania | 96.14% | 2012 | |
| 54 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 95.5% | 1970 | |
| 55 | Singapore | 95.45% | 2016 | |
| 56 | Macao | 95.03% | 2016 | |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 94.91% | 2013 | |
| 58 | Kuwait | 94.91% | 2018 | |
| 59 | Colombia | 94.89% | 2016 | |
| 60 | Malta | 94.79% | 2011 | |
| 61 | Brunei | 94.65% | 2011 | |
| 62 | Seychelles | 94.45% | 2010 | |
| 63 | Qatar | 94.21% | 2016 | |
| 64 | Mexico | 93.97% | 2016 | |
| 65 | Paraguay | 93.84% | 2016 | |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 93.76% | 2016 | |
| 67 | Indonesia | 93.59% | 2016 | |
| 68 | Turkey | 93.56% | 2016 | |
| 69 | Panama | 93.49% | 2010 | |
| 70 | South Africa | 93.41% | 2015 | |
| 71 | Ecuador | 93.31% | 2016 | |
| 72 | Oman | 93.21% | 2017 | |
| 73 | Bahrain | 92.98% | 2016 | |
| 74 | Portugal | 92.86% | 2011 | |
| 75 | China | 92.71% | 2010 | |
| 76 | Jamaica | 92.7% | 2014 | |
| 77 | Equatorial Guinea | 92.4% | 2014 | |
| 78 | Puerto Rico | 92.39% | 2017 | |
| 79 | Brazil | 92.34% | 2015 | |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 91.47% | 2005 | |
| 81 | Vietnam | 91.38% | 2009 | |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 91.37% | 2013 | |
| 83 | Peru | 91.27% | 2017 | |
| 84 | Thailand | 91.19% | 2015 | |
| 85 | Malaysia | 91.07% | 2016 | |
| 86 | Suriname | 91% | 2012 | |
| 87 | Mauritius | 90.98% | 2016 | |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 90.97% | 2017 | |
| 89 | Honduras | 88.93% | 2016 | |
| 90 | Botswana | 88.7% | 2014 | |
| 91 | Israel | 88.67% | 1983 | |
| 92 | Bolivia | 88.58% | 2015 | |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 88.28% | 2014 | |
| 94 | Lebanon | 88.09% | 2009 | |
| 95 | Namibia | 87.95% | 2011 | |
| 96 | El Salvador | 86.67% | 2017 | |
| 97 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 85.44% | 2012 | |
| 98 | Guyana | 85.03% | 2014 | |
| 99 | Lesotho | 84.93% | 2014 | |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 83.2% | 2014 | |
| 101 | Swaziland | 82.45% | 2010 | |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 82.04% | 2015 | |
| 103 | Iran | 80.79% | 2016 | |
| 104 | Gabon | 79.88% | 2012 | |
| 105 | Laos | 79.39% | 2015 | |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 77.92% | 2005 | |
| 107 | Libya | 77.8% | 2004 | |
| 108 | Zambia | 77.75% | 2010 | |
| 109 | Guatemala | 76.37% | 2014 | |
| 110 | Cambodia | 75.03% | 2015 | |
| 111 | Kenya | 74.01% | 2014 | |
| 112 | Syria | 73.63% | 2004 | |
| 113 | Tanzania | 73.09% | 2015 | |
| 114 | Republic of the Congo | 72.88% | 2011 | |
| 115 | Tunisia | 72.22% | 2014 | |
| 116 | Myanmar | 71.85% | 2016 | |
| 117 | Belize | 70.33% | 1991 | |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 70.09% | 2017 | |
| 119 | Solomon Islands | 69% | 1999 | |
| 120 | Madagascar | 68.28% | 2012 | |
| 121 | Algeria | 67.55% | 2008 | |
| 122 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 66.5% | 2016 | |
| 123 | Rwanda | 66.14% | 2014 | |
| 124 | Egypt | 65.51% | 2017 | |
| 125 | Ghana | 65.29% | 2010 | |
| 126 | Cameroon | 64.8% | 2010 | |
| 127 | Uganda | 61.97% | 2012 | |
| 128 | India | 59.28% | 2011 | |
| 129 | Morocco | 59.13% | 2012 | |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 57.9% | 2010 | |
| 131 | Malawi | 55.2% | 2015 | |
| 132 | Eritrea | 54.8% | 2008 | |
| 133 | Burundi | 54.66% | 2014 | |
| 134 | Angola | 53.41% | 2014 | |
| 135 | East Timor | 52.96% | 2010 | |
| 136 | Togo | 51.24% | 2015 | |
| 137 | Nepal | 48.84% | 2011 | |
| 138 | Bhutan | 48.02% | 2012 | |
| 139 | Sudan | 46.7% | 2008 | |
| 140 | Haiti | 44.6% | 2006 | |
| 141 | Pakistan | 44.28% | 2014 | |
| 142 | Mozambique | 43.06% | 2015 | |
| 143 | Comoros | 42.64% | 2012 | |
| 144 | Nigeria | 41.39% | 2008 | |
| 145 | Senegal | 39.8% | 2017 | |
| 146 | Iraq | 37.96% | 2013 | |
| 147 | Ivory Coast | 36.78% | 2014 | |
| 148 | Mauritania | 35.35% | 2007 | |
| 149 | Yemen | 35% | 2004 | |
| 150 | Gambia | 33.58% | 2013 | |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.77% | 2014 | |
| 152 | Ethiopia | 28.92% | 2007 | |
| 153 | Liberia | 27.03% | 2007 | |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 26.22% | 2014 | |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 24.86% | 2013 | |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 24.36% | 2010 | |
| 157 | Niger | 22.55% | 2012 | |
| 158 | Mali | 22.2% | 2015 | |
| 159 | Benin | 22.09% | 2012 | |
| 160 | Guinea | 21.96% | 2014 | |
| 161 | South Sudan | 19.19% | 2008 | |
| 162 | Afghanistan | 17.61% | 2011 | |
| 163 | Chad | 13.96% | 2016 |