Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 60.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) is 60.81 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 60.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.48 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 80th 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: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 40.98 million | — |
| 1990 | 40.48 million | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 41.62 million | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 42.35 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 43.00 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 43.68 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 44.96 million | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 45.43 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 45.61 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 46.46 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 46.99 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 47.51 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 47.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 48.07 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 48.64 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 49.42 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 50.61 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 54.42 million | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 54.89 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 56.30 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 56.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 56.07 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 53.62 million | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 52.03 million | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 52.58 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 52.73 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 53.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 53.82 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.50 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 56.05 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 55.48 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 56.78 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 58.78 million | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 59.45 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 60.20 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 60.81 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.98 million | 40.98 million | 40.98 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.06 million | 40.48 million | 46.99 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.41 million | 47.51 million | 56.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.14 million | 52.03 million | 56.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.20 million | 56.78 million | 60.81 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 60.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.81 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.48 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 80th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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