Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 355.04 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
355.04 million
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
10th
of 203 groups
All-time high
524.21 million
in 1991
All-time low
355.04 million
in 2024
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 355.04 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 524.21 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 355.04 million, in 2024.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 10th 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 524.21 million | — |
| 1992 | 519.43 million | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 514.98 million | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 509.46 million | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 503.80 million | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 498.74 million | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 447.94 million | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 428.73 million | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 424.10 million | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 423.65 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 425.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 424.31 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 421.47 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 419.90 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 429.94 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 432.88 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 421.36 million | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 417.90 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 414.06 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 398.31 million | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 398.81 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 398.18 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 395.09 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 388.57 million | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 382.79 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 377.35 million | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 376.35 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 369.33 million | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 370.62 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 367.46 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 365.26 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 361.08 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 358.11 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 355.04 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 485.71 million | 424.10 million | 524.21 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 423.10 million | 414.06 million | 432.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 385.54 million | 369.33 million | 398.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 361.39 million | 355.04 million | 367.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 355.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 524.21 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 355.04 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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