Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 13.90 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 13.90 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 22.99 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.90 million, in 2024.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 131st of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.99 million | — |
| 2002 | 22.62 million | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 21.39 million | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 21.00 million | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 21.85 million | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 21.68 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 19.50 million | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 19.05 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 18.82 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 19.06 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 17.74 million | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 17.03 million | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 17.37 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 16.37 million | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 16.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.55 million | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 15.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.36 million | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 15.12 million | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.14 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 14.81 million | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 14.47 million | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 14.20 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 13.90 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.99 million | 18.82 million | 22.99 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.57 million | 15.12 million | 19.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.50 million | 13.90 million | 15.14 million | 5 |
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 13.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.99 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.90 million in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 131st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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