Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes was 138.66 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) is 138.66 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) peaked at 138.66 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.47 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 59th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 85.97 million | — |
| 1990 | 84.47 million | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 85.61 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 86.60 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 87.96 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 88.92 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 91.11 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 91.98 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 92.37 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 92.28 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 93.02 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 100.39 million | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 101.38 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 102.41 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 100.02 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 100.13 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 101.84 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 111.08 million | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 117.16 million | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 117.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 120.17 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 122.75 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 119.41 million | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 121.09 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 121.09 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 122.02 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 122.62 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 128.92 million | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 129.47 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 123.24 million | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 125.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 127.79 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 130.28 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 132.67 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 135.51 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 138.66 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.97 million | 85.97 million | 85.97 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 89.43 million | 84.47 million | 93.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.25 million | 100.02 million | 120.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.62 million | 119.41 million | 129.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 132.98 million | 127.79 million | 138.66 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) was 138.66 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The highest recorded value was 138.66 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.47 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 59th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 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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February 2026 Data Release