Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 1.12 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 1.12 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 1.35 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million, in 2024.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 183rd of 203 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.35 million | — |
| 1990 | 1.33 million | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.33 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.32 million | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.30 million | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.28 million | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.26 million | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.24 million | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.26 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.28 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.26 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.26 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.22 million | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 1.33 million | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.22 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.20 million | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.19 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.19 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.23 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.16 million | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.17 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.18 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.14 million | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.35 million | 1.35 million | 1.35 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.29 million | 1.24 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 million | 1.22 million | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million | 1.16 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million | 1.12 million | 1.18 million | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 1.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million in 2024.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 183rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, 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