Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes was 700,628 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 700,628 for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 1.68 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 700,628, in 2024.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 188th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.68 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.61 million | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.57 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.20 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 865,817 | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 793,953 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 745,562 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 761,232 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 700,628 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.15 million | 1.68 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 773,438 | 700,628 | 865,817 | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 700,628 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 700,628 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 188th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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