Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 296.59 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
296.59 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
12th
of 203 groups
All-time high
327.54 million
in 2009
All-time low
296.59 million
in 2024
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 296.59 million. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 327.54 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 296.59 million, in 2024.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 12th of 203 groups on this measure, 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 325.92 million | — |
| 1994 | 323.85 million | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 321.86 million | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 319.89 million | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 317.77 million | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 301.71 million | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 299.63 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 301.84 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 305.67 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 306.75 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 307.22 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 308.00 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 319.21 million | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 324.21 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 325.54 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 326.71 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 327.54 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 313.34 million | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 315.52 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 317.79 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 315.16 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 313.68 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 308.94 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 306.10 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 305.92 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 300.81 million | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 305.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 303.61 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 301.75 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 299.38 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 297.95 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 296.59 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 315.80 million | 299.63 million | 325.92 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 315.27 million | 301.84 million | 327.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 310.28 million | 300.81 million | 317.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 299.86 million | 296.59 million | 303.61 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 296.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 327.54 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 296.59 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 12th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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