Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 269.00 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 269.00 million. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 444.18 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 269.00 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 14th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 444.18 million | — |
| 1993 | 439.77 million | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 434.61 million | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 428.87 million | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 424.04 million | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 372.82 million | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 353.51 million | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 348.96 million | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 344.26 million | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 345.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 344.37 million | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 343.26 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 341.79 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 348.29 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 349.37 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 336.88 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 332.46 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 328.27 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 312.86 million | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 315.58 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 316.98 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 314.11 million | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 307.00 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 300.64 million | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 293.21 million | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 290.50 million | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 288.14 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 290.45 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 286.20 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 281.92 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 276.97 million | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 273.00 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 269.00 million | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 405.85 million | 348.96 million | 444.18 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 341.47 million | 328.27 million | 349.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 302.95 million | 288.14 million | 316.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 277.42 million | 269.00 million | 286.20 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 269.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 444.18 million in 1992.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 269.00 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 14th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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