Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) was 315,865 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1989–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) recorded 315,865 for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2014.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 378,662 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 308,323, in 2011.
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 188th 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 (number) (illiterate) in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 375,905 | — |
| 1990 | 372,686 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 373,565 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 375,243 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 377,006 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 378,662 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 375,641 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 372,882 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 370,248 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 367,802 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 365,280 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 362,624 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 358,533 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 353,978 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 349,966 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 346,089 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 340,807 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 338,225 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 321,587 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 317,281 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 311,785 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 311,209 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 308,323 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 312,447 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 319,587 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 315,865 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 375,905 | 375,905 | 375,905 | 1 |
| 1990s | 372,902 | 365,280 | 378,662 | 10 |
| 2000s | 340,088 | 311,785 | 362,624 | 10 |
| 2010s | 313,486 | 308,323 | 319,587 | 5 |
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 394,187 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 412,001 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,276 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 118,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 315,865 in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 378,662 in 1994.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,323 in 2011.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 188th out of 203 groups with data for 2014.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 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