Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 233.97 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Ibrd Only, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Ibrd Only recorded 233.97 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 418.04 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 233.97 million, in 2024.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 17th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 418.04 million | — |
| 1994 | 411.62 million | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 404.88 million | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 398.64 million | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 346.69 million | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 327.61 million | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 322.26 million | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 316.54 million | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 317.39 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 315.30 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 310.92 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 308.54 million | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 315.94 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 314.35 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 300.06 million | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 294.54 million | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 288.57 million | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 276.15 million | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 276.00 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 271.73 million | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 269.69 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 264.27 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 261.62 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 259.57 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 257.09 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 254.03 million | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 254.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 250.52 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 247.50 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 242.34 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 238.23 million | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 233.97 million | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 375.68 million | 322.26 million | 418.04 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 308.21 million | 288.57 million | 317.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 264.47 million | 254.03 million | 276.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 242.51 million | 233.97 million | 250.52 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 192.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1227 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 92.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Ibrd Only was 233.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 418.04 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 233.97 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 17th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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