Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes was 33.57 million in 2024. β² Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1990β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) stood at 33.57 million. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 33.57 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.90 million, in 1990.
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 119th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.05 million | 19.90 million | 22.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.79 million | 21.97 million | 30.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.32 million | 28.28 million | 32.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.52 million | 31.80 million | 33.57 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.04 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 22.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 33.57 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.57 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.90 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 119th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release