Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 15.22 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
15.22 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
126th
of 203 groups
All-time high
16.28 million
in 2002
All-time low
14.09 million
in 2015
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 15.22 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 16.28 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14.09 million, in 2015.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 126th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 15.32 million | — |
| 1990 | 15.01 million | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 15.10 million | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 15.17 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 15.83 million | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 16.02 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 16.13 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 16.16 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 16.17 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 16.17 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16.20 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 16.24 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 16.27 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 16.28 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.20 million | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 15.20 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.26 million | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 16.14 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 16.05 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.83 million | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.72 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.81 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.87 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 14.96 million | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 14.59 million | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.09 million | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 15.98 million | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 15.55 million | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.48 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 15.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.52 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 15.43 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 15.30 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 15.25 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 15.22 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.32 million | 15.32 million | 15.32 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.80 million | 15.01 million | 16.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.87 million | 15.20 million | 16.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.35 million | 14.09 million | 15.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.34 million | 15.22 million | 15.52 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 15.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.28 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.09 million in 2015.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 126th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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