Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 57.42 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 57.42 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 57.42 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.52 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 82nd out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 29.93 million | — |
| 1990 | 29.52 million | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 29.92 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 30.36 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 30.77 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 31.08 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 31.51 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 31.89 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 32.17 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 32.28 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 32.57 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 37.70 million | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 37.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 38.43 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 38.96 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 39.33 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 40.09 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 40.55 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 43.34 million | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 44.19 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 44.68 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 45.12 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 45.54 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 46.48 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 47.07 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 47.90 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 48.42 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 49.27 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 49.81 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 50.37 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 52.04 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 53.46 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 54.74 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 56.04 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 57.42 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.93 million | 29.93 million | 29.93 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.21 million | 29.52 million | 32.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.52 million | 37.70 million | 44.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.20 million | 45.12 million | 52.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.41 million | 53.46 million | 57.42 million | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 24.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.16 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 57.42 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.42 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.52 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 82nd out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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