Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) was 21.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1990–2024
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.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.43 million | — |
| 1991 | 13.65 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 13.92 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 14.22 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 14.25 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 14.93 million | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 15.17 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 14.94 million | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 14.87 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.11 million | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 15.34 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 15.56 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 15.98 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 16.26 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 16.77 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 19.03 million | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 19.77 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 20.10 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 20.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 21.46 million | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 19.15 million | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 19.82 million | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 20.18 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 20.02 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 20.25 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 20.46 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 20.81 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.97 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 21.08 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 21.13 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 21.32 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.51 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 21.88 million | +1.7% |
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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.03 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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February 2026 Data Release