Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 217.47 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 217.47 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 248.18 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 217.47 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 26th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 231.72 million | — |
| 2000 | 229.16 million | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 232.73 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 233.62 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 235.28 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 235.94 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 245.03 million | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 248.18 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 248.04 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 247.93 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 247.86 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 233.20 million | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 236.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 240.77 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 238.44 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 236.88 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 232.28 million | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 227.15 million | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 226.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 225.72 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 229.91 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 227.90 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 225.35 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 222.20 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 219.84 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 217.47 million | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 231.72 million | 231.72 million | 231.72 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 240.38 million | 229.16 million | 248.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 232.77 million | 225.72 million | 240.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 222.55 million | 217.47 million | 227.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 217.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 248.18 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 217.47 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 26th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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