Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 78.63 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.63 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
66th
of 203 groups
All-time high
78.63 million
in 2024
All-time low
51.43 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) recorded 78.63 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 78.63 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.43 million, in 1990.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 66th of 203 groups on this measure, 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 Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 52.10 million | — |
| 1990 | 51.43 million | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 52.65 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 53.54 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 54.27 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 54.89 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 55.82 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 56.45 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 56.82 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 57.87 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 58.55 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 59.24 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 59.58 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 61.38 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 62.14 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 63.28 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.03 million | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 67.66 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 67.73 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.31 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 69.63 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 69.42 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 68.45 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 66.97 million | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 67.54 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 68.98 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 69.74 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 70.31 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.89 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 72.33 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 72.09 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.74 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 75.99 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 76.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 77.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 78.63 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.10 million | 52.10 million | 52.10 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.23 million | 51.43 million | 58.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.60 million | 59.24 million | 69.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.77 million | 66.97 million | 72.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.59 million | 73.74 million | 78.63 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 78.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.63 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.43 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 66th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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