Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) was 13.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.49 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
145th
of 203 groups
All-time high
13.49 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.00 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 13.49 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 13.49 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.00 million, in 1990.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 145th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) (illiterate) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9.07 million | — |
| 1990 | 9.00 million | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.03 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 9.18 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 9.62 million | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 10.03 million | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 10.26 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 10.31 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 10.44 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 10.31 million | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.35 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 10.48 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 10.39 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.49 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.83 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 11.06 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 11.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.39 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 11.51 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.51 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.55 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.96 million | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 12.03 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.18 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.25 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.76 million | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 11.84 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.80 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.76 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.85 million | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 12.94 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.09 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 13.24 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 13.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.36 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 13.49 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.07 million | 9.07 million | 9.07 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.85 million | 9.00 million | 10.44 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.04 million | 10.39 million | 11.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.14 million | 11.76 million | 12.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.30 million | 13.09 million | 13.49 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 13.49 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.49 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.00 million in 1990.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 145th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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