Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 26.06 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
26.06 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
115th
of 203 groups
All-time high
27.59 million
in 2006
All-time low
24.51 million
in 2013
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 26.06 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 27.59 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.51 million, in 2013.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 115th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 25.74 million | — |
| 1990 | 25.23 million | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 25.39 million | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 25.57 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 26.36 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 26.66 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 26.88 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 26.99 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 27.08 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 27.16 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 27.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 27.36 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.35 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.38 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 26.31 million | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 26.30 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 27.59 million | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 27.58 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.19 million | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 27.00 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.93 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 25.84 million | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 25.43 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 24.51 million | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 25.09 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 24.84 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 26.91 million | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 26.39 million | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 26.32 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 26.27 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 26.35 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 26.25 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 26.11 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.07 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 26.06 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.74 million | 25.74 million | 25.74 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.46 million | 25.23 million | 27.26 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.06 million | 26.30 million | 27.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.85 million | 24.51 million | 26.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.17 million | 26.06 million | 26.35 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 26.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.59 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.51 million in 2013.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 115th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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