Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 91.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
91.75 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
57th
of 203 groups
All-time high
91.75 million
in 2024
All-time low
57.92 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) recorded 91.75 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 91.75 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.92 million, in 1990.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 57th of 203 groups on this measure, 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, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 58.75 million | — |
| 1990 | 57.92 million | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 58.66 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 59.19 million | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 60.46 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 61.23 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 62.31 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 63.00 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 63.46 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 63.85 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 64.42 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 69.37 million | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 69.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.61 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 70.22 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 70.73 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 71.74 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 74.65 million | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 77.53 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 77.99 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 79.49 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 80.12 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 79.23 million | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 79.89 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 79.85 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.29 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 81.74 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.87 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 85.47 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 82.48 million | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 84.31 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 85.83 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 87.22 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 88.56 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 90.06 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 91.75 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.75 million | 58.75 million | 58.75 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 61.45 million | 57.92 million | 64.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.22 million | 69.37 million | 79.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.93 million | 79.23 million | 85.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.68 million | 85.83 million | 91.75 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5479 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7856 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 91.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.75 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.92 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 57th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release