Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 147,566 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) recorded 147,566 for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 505,943 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 147,566, in 2024.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 192nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 505,943 | — |
| 2000 | 487,516 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 464,546 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 442,608 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 421,064 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 400,953 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 381,245 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 407,146 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 385,745 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 346,429 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 340,910 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 323,472 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 307,629 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 286,948 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 319,176 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 302,574 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 286,254 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 270,304 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 202,186 | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 190,173 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 179,140 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 180,566 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 168,830 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 161,753 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 154,207 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 147,566 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 505,943 | 505,943 | 505,943 | 1 |
| 2000s | 407,816 | 340,910 | 487,516 | 10 |
| 2010s | 266,786 | 179,140 | 323,472 | 10 |
| 2020s | 162,584 | 147,566 | 180,566 | 5 |
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 281,290 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2428 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 400,663 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,657 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,874 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 147,566 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 505,943 in 1999.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 147,566 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 192nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 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