Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)

ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 23.57 million in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
23.57 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
117th
of 203 groups
All-time high
25.41 million
in 2010
All-time low
16.40 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1989200620241989: 16.7M1990: 16.4M1991: 16.6M1992: 16.8M1993: 17.0M1994: 17.1M1995: 17.7M1996: 17.7M1997: 17.3M1998: 17.8M1999: 18.0M2000: 18.1M2001: 18.3M2002: 18.5M2003: 18.7M2004: 18.9M2005: 20.6M2006: 22.9M2007: 23.4M2008: 24.4M2009: 25.0M2010: 25.4M2011: 23.2M2012: 22.3M2013: 22.6M2014: 22.6M2015: 23.0M2016: 23.1M2017: 23.0M2018: 23.0M2019: 23.2M2020: 23.3M2021: 23.3M2022: 23.3M2023: 23.4M2024: 23.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) is 23.57 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 25.41 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.40 million, in 1990.

That places ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 117th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 16.66 million 16.66 million 16.66 million 1
1990s 17.23 million 16.40 million 17.96 million 10
2000s 20.90 million 18.15 million 25.02 million 10
2010s 23.14 million 22.29 million 25.41 million 10
2020s 23.37 million 23.27 million 23.57 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 23.57 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
The highest recorded value was 25.41 million in 2010.
What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.40 million in 1990.
How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 117th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 6,969 data points, 1989–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release