Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 29.10 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.10 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
110th
of 203 groups
All-time high
29.30 million
in 2007
All-time low
25.70 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 29.10 million.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 29.30 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25.70 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 110th 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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 26.19 million | — |
| 1990 | 25.70 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 25.94 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 26.13 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 26.93 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 27.18 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 27.43 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 27.54 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 27.60 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 27.68 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 27.77 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 27.85 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 27.82 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 27.83 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 26.73 million | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 26.68 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.16 million | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 29.30 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 29.00 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 28.77 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 28.77 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.49 million | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 26.96 million | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.19 million | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 26.95 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 26.83 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 28.99 million | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 28.86 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.88 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.98 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.05 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.07 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.07 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.15 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 29.10 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.19 million | 26.19 million | 26.19 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.99 million | 25.70 million | 27.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.00 million | 26.68 million | 29.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.89 million | 26.19 million | 28.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.09 million | 29.05 million | 29.15 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 906,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 29.10 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.30 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.70 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 110th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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