Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) was 23.57 million in 2024. ▲ 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
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.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 16.66 million | — |
| 1990 | 16.40 million | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 16.61 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 16.79 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 17.01 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 17.06 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 17.70 million | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 17.68 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.31 million | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 17.75 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 17.96 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 18.15 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 18.33 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 18.54 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 18.73 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 18.92 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 20.63 million | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 22.89 million | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 23.40 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 24.43 million | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 25.02 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 25.41 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.16 million | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 22.29 million | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 22.59 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.64 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.04 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 23.12 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 23.03 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.96 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 23.15 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.30 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 23.27 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 23.31 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 23.41 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 23.57 million | +0.7% |
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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release