Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 53.10 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) is 53.10 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 53.10 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.43 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 83rd 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 in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 29.72 million | — |
| 1990 | 29.43 million | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 29.95 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 30.69 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 31.22 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 31.41 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 31.84 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 32.32 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 32.56 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 32.89 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 33.36 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 33.91 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 34.34 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 36.28 million | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 36.98 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 37.61 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 38.61 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 40.12 million | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 40.02 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 40.58 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 41.41 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 40.96 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 41.43 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 42.91 million | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 43.56 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 44.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 44.35 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 44.68 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 44.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 45.19 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.85 million | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 48.24 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 49.30 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 50.40 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 51.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 53.10 million | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.72 million | 29.72 million | 29.72 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.57 million | 29.43 million | 33.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.99 million | 33.91 million | 41.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.89 million | 40.96 million | 46.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.53 million | 48.24 million | 53.10 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 642,447 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 53.10 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.10 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.43 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 83rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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