Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 85.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) stood at 85.98 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) peaked at 85.98 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.17 million, in 1990.
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 59th 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: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 55.06 million | — |
| 1990 | 54.17 million | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 54.91 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 55.59 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 56.88 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 57.56 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 58.84 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 59.41 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 59.61 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 59.79 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 60.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 65.06 million | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 65.64 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 66.22 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 65.71 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 66.10 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.96 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 71.37 million | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 74.14 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 74.54 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 76.11 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 77.42 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 75.52 million | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 76.59 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 76.50 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 76.73 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.11 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.85 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 80.17 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.84 million | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 78.23 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 79.53 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 81.01 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 82.43 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 84.12 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 85.98 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.06 million | 55.06 million | 55.06 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 57.70 million | 54.17 million | 60.21 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.18 million | 65.06 million | 76.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.50 million | 75.52 million | 80.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.62 million | 79.53 million | 85.98 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) was 85.98 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.98 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.17 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 59th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 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