Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 28.26 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.26 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
112th
of 203 groups
All-time high
29.94 million
in 2008
All-time low
20.62 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 28.26 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 29.94 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.62 million, in 1990.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 112th 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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 20.96 million | — |
| 1990 | 20.62 million | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 21.52 million | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 21.95 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 22.26 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 22.54 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 23.12 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 23.35 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 23.34 million | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 23.89 million | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 24.06 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 24.29 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 24.51 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 24.46 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 24.74 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 25.41 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 25.84 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 28.09 million | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 29.00 million | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 29.94 million | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 29.82 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 29.89 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 27.54 million | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 25.87 million | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 25.97 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.02 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 26.63 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 26.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 28.15 million | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 27.72 million | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 26.10 million | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 26.62 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 28.14 million | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 28.19 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 28.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 28.26 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.96 million | 20.96 million | 20.96 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.67 million | 20.62 million | 24.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.61 million | 24.29 million | 29.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.06 million | 25.87 million | 29.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.89 million | 26.62 million | 28.26 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 28.26 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.94 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.62 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 112th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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