Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) was 113,626 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) recorded 113,626 for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) peaked at 1.23 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 113,626, in 2024.
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) ranks 195th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.23 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.15 million | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 949,691 | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 896,391 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 832,798 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 794,494 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 747,885 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 573,848 | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 371,385 | -35.3% |
| 2010 | 351,691 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 337,028 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 323,676 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 310,502 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 295,579 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 288,020 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 270,780 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 262,551 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 124,458 | -52.6% |
| 2019 | 120,238 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 117,134 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 114,701 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 114,768 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 114,074 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 113,626 | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -52.6% | 262,551 | 124,458 |
| 2009 | -35.3% | 573,848 | 371,385 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 million | 1.23 million | 1.23 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 841,438 | 371,385 | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 268,452 | 120,238 | 351,691 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,861 | 113,626 | 117,134 | 5 |
More education data for ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1289 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) was 113,626 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,626 in 2024.
- How does ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) ranks 195th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 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