Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 21.88 million in 2024. β² Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1990β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) stood at 21.88 million. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 21.88 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.43 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 119th 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 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.45 million | 13.43 million | 15.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.50 million | 15.34 million | 20.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.38 million | 19.15 million | 21.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.38 million | 21.08 million | 21.88 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.04 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 22.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 21.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.88 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.43 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 119th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 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