Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 2.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.02 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
167th
of 203 groups
All-time high
2.06 million
in 2014
All-time low
1.87 million
in 2004
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Small States, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Small States stood at 2.02 million.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Small States peaked at 2.06 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.87 million, in 2004.
WB: Small States ranks 167th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.94 million | — |
| 1990 | 1.90 million | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.91 million | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.93 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.93 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.95 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.95 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.93 million | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.93 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.92 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.91 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.89 million | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.89 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.88 million | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.88 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.87 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.97 million | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 2.03 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.02 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.00 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.03 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.05 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.04 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.04 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.05 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.06 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.04 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.96 million | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.96 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.96 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.00 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.01 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.02 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.94 million | 1.94 million | 1.94 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.93 million | 1.90 million | 1.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 million | 1.87 million | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 million | 1.96 million | 2.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 million | 2.00 million | 2.02 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 483,162 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 74,454 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Small States?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Small States was 2.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 million in 2004.
- How does WB: Small States rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 167th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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