Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 125.55 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations is 125.55 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations peaked at 125.55 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.53 million, in 1990.
That places WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 50th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 67.35 million | — |
| 1990 | 66.53 million | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 67.63 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 68.92 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 70.31 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 71.12 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 72.52 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 73.60 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 74.04 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 74.63 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 75.50 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 81.21 million | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 82.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 84.22 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 85.69 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 86.85 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 88.37 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 93.45 million | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 95.83 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 97.35 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 98.87 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 100.74 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 99.34 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 101.13 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 102.03 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 103.20 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 103.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 104.69 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 105.31 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 108.54 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 111.63 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 114.83 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 117.55 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 119.98 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 122.61 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 125.55 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.35 million | 67.35 million | 67.35 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 71.48 million | 66.53 million | 75.50 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.38 million | 81.21 million | 98.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.06 million | 99.34 million | 111.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.10 million | 114.83 million | 125.55 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.96 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6568 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.4577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.09 million (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations was 125.55 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 125.55 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.53 million in 1990.
- How does WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 50th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 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