Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) was 32.14 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32.14 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
108th
of 203 groups
All-time high
43.49 million
in 2012
All-time low
32.14 million
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 32.14 million. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 43.49 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32.14 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 108th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 36.01 million | — |
| 1990 | 35.62 million | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 36.08 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 36.61 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 37.49 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 37.77 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 37.90 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 38.49 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 39.07 million | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 37.78 million | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 37.99 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 38.27 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 38.39 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 38.81 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 39.02 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 39.07 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 42.10 million | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 42.05 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 41.98 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.27 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 38.86 million | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 38.89 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 43.49 million | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 40.78 million | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 40.36 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 36.82 million | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 33.05 million | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 32.86 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 33.45 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 33.15 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 33.13 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 32.79 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 32.44 million | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 32.24 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 32.14 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.01 million | 36.01 million | 36.01 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.48 million | 35.62 million | 39.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.05 million | 38.27 million | 42.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.17 million | 32.86 million | 43.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.55 million | 32.14 million | 33.13 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 32.14 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.49 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.14 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 108th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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