Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes was 54,162 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 54,162 for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 79,232 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 54,162, in 2024.
That places GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 203rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 78,869 | — |
| 2004 | 79,232 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77,722 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 76,231 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 74,799 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 73,402 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 72,015 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 70,628 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 69,227 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 67,811 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 73,162 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 71,120 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 69,165 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 67,270 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 65,415 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 63,621 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 63,901 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 61,360 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 59,564 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 57,304 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 55,718 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 54,162 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76,039 | 72,015 | 79,232 | 7 |
| 2010s | 68,132 | 63,621 | 73,162 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,622 | 54,162 | 61,360 | 5 |
More education data for GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 54,162 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 79,232 in 2004.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,162 in 2024.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 203rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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