Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 10.77 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.77 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
153rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
12.34 million
in 2007
All-time low
10.37 million
in 2013
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) stood at 10.77 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 12.34 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.37 million, in 2013.
That places ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 153rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 11.66 million | — |
| 1990 | 11.41 million | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 11.47 million | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 11.57 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 11.68 million | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 11.78 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 11.86 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 11.93 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 11.99 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 12.04 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 12.07 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 12.13 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 12.08 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.09 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.08 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.19 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.18 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.34 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 12.08 million | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 12.02 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 12.02 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.81 million | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 10.47 million | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 10.37 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 11.19 million | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 11.08 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.97 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.86 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.83 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.82 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.80 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 10.78 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10.76 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 10.77 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.77 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.66 million | 11.66 million | 11.66 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.78 million | 11.41 million | 12.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.13 million | 12.02 million | 12.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.94 million | 10.37 million | 12.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.78 million | 10.76 million | 10.80 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4193 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 10.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.34 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.37 million in 2013.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 153rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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