Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 15.31 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) recorded 15.31 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 15.31 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.35 million, in 1991.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 124th out of 203 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.35 million | — |
| 1992 | 8.38 million | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 8.52 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 8.78 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 8.97 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 9.09 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 9.14 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 9.24 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 9.34 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.44 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 9.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.68 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 9.72 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 10.00 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 11.46 million | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 11.69 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 11.96 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 12.31 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 12.61 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 12.86 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.87 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.14 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 13.42 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.77 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 14.10 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 14.47 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.85 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 15.31 million | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.87 million | 8.35 million | 9.34 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.54 million | 9.44 million | 12.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.74 million | 12.61 million | 15.31 million | 10 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,344 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 15.31 million in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.31 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.35 million in 1991.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 124th out of 203 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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