Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 67.21 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 67.21 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 67.21 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.60 million, in 1990.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 72nd 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: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 46.19 million | — |
| 1990 | 45.60 million | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 46.34 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 46.98 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 48.24 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 48.84 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 49.65 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 50.07 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 50.06 million | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.29 million | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 50.72 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 51.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 51.60 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 53.44 million | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 52.92 million | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.05 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 56.13 million | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 61.38 million | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 61.12 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 61.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.82 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 61.56 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 59.35 million | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 59.40 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.19 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 59.15 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 59.56 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.11 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 62.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 62.54 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 63.42 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 64.26 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 64.94 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 65.70 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 66.52 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 67.21 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.19 million | 46.19 million | 46.19 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.68 million | 45.60 million | 50.72 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.48 million | 51.16 million | 61.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.85 million | 59.15 million | 63.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.73 million | 64.26 million | 67.21 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 67.21 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.21 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.60 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 72nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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