Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 52.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) stood at 52.51 million. 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 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) peaked at 52.51 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.52 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 85th 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 28.76 million | — |
| 1990 | 28.52 million | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 29.04 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 29.79 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 30.34 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 30.55 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 31.00 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 31.50 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 31.77 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 32.12 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 32.61 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 33.17 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 33.62 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 35.59 million | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 36.22 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 36.78 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 37.71 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 39.15 million | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 39.06 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 39.65 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 40.49 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 40.06 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 40.55 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 42.05 million | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 42.71 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 43.41 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 43.76 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 44.09 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 44.34 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 44.60 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.26 million | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 47.65 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 48.70 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 49.81 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 51.02 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 52.51 million | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.76 million | 28.76 million | 28.76 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.72 million | 28.52 million | 32.61 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.14 million | 33.17 million | 40.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.18 million | 40.06 million | 46.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.94 million | 47.65 million | 52.51 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.36 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.01 million (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 682,681 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 571,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) was 52.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.51 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.52 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 85th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 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