Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 32.14 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release