Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 52.53 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.53 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
84th
of 203 groups
All-time high
52.79 million
in 2021
All-time low
41.83 million
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 52.53 million.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 52.79 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.83 million, in 1990.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 84th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.83 million | — |
| 1991 | 42.19 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 42.52 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 42.91 million | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 43.26 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 43.12 million | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 43.40 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 43.79 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 44.24 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 44.68 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 45.18 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 45.59 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 46.11 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 47.40 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 47.97 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.26 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 49.39 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 49.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 48.70 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 48.29 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 48.39 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 50.03 million | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 50.08 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 51.47 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 51.02 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 50.78 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 50.42 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 51.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 52.48 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 52.65 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 52.71 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 52.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.73 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 52.59 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 52.53 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.19 million | 41.83 million | 44.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.65 million | 45.18 million | 49.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.89 million | 48.39 million | 52.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.67 million | 52.53 million | 52.79 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 52.53 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.79 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.83 million in 1990.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 84th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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