Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)
ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 29.94 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) stood at 29.94 million. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) peaked at 29.94 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.53 million, in 1995.
That places ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 109th 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 30 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 17.53 million | — |
| 1996 | 17.92 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 17.98 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 18.04 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 18.36 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 18.70 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 19.03 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 19.36 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 19.66 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 19.87 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 20.25 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 23.44 million | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 23.93 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 24.40 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.93 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 25.94 million | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 23.82 million | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 24.69 million | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 25.06 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 25.44 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.75 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 26.13 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 26.35 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.58 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 27.16 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 27.66 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 28.19 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 28.66 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 29.25 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 29.94 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.97 million | 17.53 million | 18.36 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.36 million | 18.70 million | 24.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.69 million | 23.82 million | 27.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.74 million | 27.66 million | 29.94 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) was 29.94 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.94 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.53 million in 1995.
- How does ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) ranks 109th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 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