Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 243.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 243.05 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 243.05 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 181.14 million, in 1990.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 16th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 183.92 million | — |
| 1990 | 181.14 million | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 183.54 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 185.89 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 188.76 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 190.70 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 193.18 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 195.22 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 196.58 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 196.81 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 198.87 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 204.96 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 206.37 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 209.10 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 210.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 212.42 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 216.16 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 225.67 million | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 227.67 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 229.72 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 232.72 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 231.38 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 230.62 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 235.46 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 234.79 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 232.17 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 229.67 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 228.78 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 230.28 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 228.75 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 231.43 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 233.87 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 235.91 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 237.84 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 240.29 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 243.05 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 183.92 million | 183.92 million | 183.92 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 191.07 million | 181.14 million | 198.87 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 217.52 million | 204.96 million | 232.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 231.33 million | 228.75 million | 235.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 238.19 million | 233.87 million | 243.05 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 243.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 243.05 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 181.14 million in 1990.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 16th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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