Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 97.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 97.13 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 97.13 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.77 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 54th 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 56.27 million | — |
| 1990 | 55.77 million | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 56.89 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 58.15 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 59.22 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 60.24 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 61.77 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 62.77 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 63.16 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 64.31 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 65.33 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 66.36 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 67.18 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 69.37 million | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 70.41 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 71.91 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 73.67 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 78.40 million | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 78.79 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.94 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 82.34 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 83.18 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 81.33 million | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 81.20 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.23 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 83.43 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 84.57 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 85.62 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.74 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.50 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 88.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 90.81 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 92.28 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 93.75 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 95.34 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 97.13 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.27 million | 56.27 million | 56.27 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 60.76 million | 55.77 million | 65.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.94 million | 66.36 million | 82.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.24 million | 81.20 million | 88.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.86 million | 90.81 million | 97.13 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 97.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.13 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.77 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 54th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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