Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 375,230 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area stood at 375,230. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 805,369 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 375,230, in 2024.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 187th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 805,369 | — |
| 2013 | 775,024 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 751,474 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 684,320 | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 666,769 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 642,880 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 629,674 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 612,060 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 460,337 | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 442,312 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 417,569 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 408,803 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 375,230 | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 695,946 | 612,060 | 805,369 | 8 |
| 2020s | 420,850 | 375,230 | 460,337 | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 375,230 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 805,369 in 2012.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 375,230 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 187th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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