Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 2.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) is 2.43 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 2.69 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.56 million, in 1994.
That places ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 164th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.56 million | — |
| 1995 | 1.60 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.63 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.66 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.70 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.73 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.77 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.81 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.89 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.49 million | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 2.55 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.62 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.38 million | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 2.50 million | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.56 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.25 million | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 2.28 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.34 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.37 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.18 million | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.29 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.32 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.35 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.39 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 2.43 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 million | 1.56 million | 1.73 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.25 million | 1.77 million | 2.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 million | 2.18 million | 2.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 million | 2.29 million | 2.43 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 917,273 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 2.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 million in 1994.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 164th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 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