Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 67.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.18 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
73rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
67.18 million
in 2024
All-time low
40.76 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) stood at 67.18 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 67.18 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.76 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 73rd 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: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 41.25 million | — |
| 1990 | 40.76 million | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 41.46 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 42.26 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 42.87 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 43.47 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 44.24 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 44.85 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 45.18 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 46.27 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 46.97 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 47.66 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 48.14 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 50.01 million | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 50.75 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 52.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 53.43 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 54.96 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 54.86 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 56.54 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 57.41 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.24 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 57.51 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 56.51 million | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 57.16 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 57.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 58.83 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 59.48 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 59.39 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.92 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 61.45 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 63.14 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 64.09 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 65.09 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 66.09 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 67.18 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.25 million | 41.25 million | 41.25 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 43.83 million | 40.76 million | 46.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.58 million | 47.66 million | 57.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.55 million | 56.51 million | 61.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.12 million | 63.14 million | 67.18 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 878,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 67.18 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.18 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.76 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 73rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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