Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 80.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Region 2, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Region 2 is 80.61 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 80.61 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.42 million, in 1990.
That places GPE: Region 2 63rd 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: Region 2, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 46.97 million | — |
| 1990 | 46.42 million | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 47.10 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 47.88 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 48.71 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 49.26 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 50.72 million | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 51.35 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 51.50 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 51.82 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 52.49 million | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 57.52 million | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 58.07 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 58.85 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 59.64 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 60.22 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 61.56 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 64.29 million | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 67.29 million | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 68.37 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 70.25 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 71.22 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 69.16 million | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 70.38 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 70.92 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 71.59 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 72.24 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 73.19 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 73.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 70.86 million | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 72.64 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 74.15 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 75.64 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 77.10 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 78.70 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 80.61 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.97 million | 46.97 million | 46.97 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.73 million | 46.42 million | 52.49 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.61 million | 57.52 million | 70.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.60 million | 69.16 million | 73.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.24 million | 74.15 million | 80.61 million | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.21 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.86 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Region 2?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Region 2 was 80.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 80.61 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.42 million in 1990.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 63rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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