Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 13.58 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 13.58 million. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 22.26 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.58 million, in 2024.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 143rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22.26 million | — |
| 2003 | 21.04 million | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 20.66 million | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 21.51 million | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 21.34 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 19.18 million | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 18.73 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 18.51 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 18.75 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 17.43 million | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 16.72 million | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 17.05 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 16.06 million | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 16.09 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.23 million | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 15.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.05 million | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.80 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 14.83 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 14.49 million | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 14.15 million | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 13.88 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 13.58 million | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.40 million | 18.51 million | 22.26 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.25 million | 14.80 million | 18.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.19 million | 13.58 million | 14.83 million | 5 |
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 13.58 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.26 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.58 million in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 143rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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