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. β² Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989β2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.79 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 7.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.69 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.26 million (2024)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release