Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 20.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 20.22 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 20.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.55 million, in 1990.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 122nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 15.89 million | — |
| 1990 | 15.55 million | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 15.71 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 15.79 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.45 million | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 16.56 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 16.64 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 16.71 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 16.76 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 16.81 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 16.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 16.92 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 16.97 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 17.01 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 15.93 million | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 15.94 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.05 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.24 million | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 17.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.32 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.25 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 17.37 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.45 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 17.55 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.01 million | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 17.13 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.20 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.59 million | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 19.65 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 19.80 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.87 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 20.07 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 20.08 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.05 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 20.12 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 20.22 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.89 million | 15.89 million | 15.89 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.38 million | 15.55 million | 16.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.80 million | 15.93 million | 17.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.26 million | 17.01 million | 19.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.11 million | 20.05 million | 20.22 million | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 20.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 20.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.55 million in 1990.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 122nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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