Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 451.84 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 451.84 million. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 577.22 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 451.84 million, in 2024.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 9th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 577.22 million | — |
| 1992 | 573.68 million | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 570.57 million | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 566.24 million | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 562.19 million | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 558.17 million | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 507.85 million | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 489.33 million | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 485.73 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 486.30 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 488.89 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 489.88 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 488.29 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 488.31 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 499.82 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 507.39 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 496.44 million | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 494.04 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 491.82 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 477.30 million | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 476.28 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 477.25 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 475.23 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 469.93 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 464.81 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 459.99 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 459.27 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 454.26 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 457.94 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 457.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 456.79 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 454.20 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 452.94 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 451.84 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 543.44 million | 485.73 million | 577.22 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 493.12 million | 486.30 million | 507.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 467.23 million | 454.26 million | 477.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 454.61 million | 451.84 million | 457.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 451.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 577.22 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 451.84 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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