Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 58.32 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
58.32 million
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
81st
of 203 groups
All-time high
203.16 million
in 1989
All-time low
58.32 million
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 58.32 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 203.16 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 58.32 million, in 2024.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 81st out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 203.16 million | — |
| 1990 | 195.97 million | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 193.45 million | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 190.41 million | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 187.31 million | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 184.00 million | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 180.46 million | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 177.49 million | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 128.93 million | -27.4% |
| 1998 | 126.26 million | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 123.75 million | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 121.11 million | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 119.18 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 116.91 million | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 113.63 million | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 111.31 million | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 110.15 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 108.11 million | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 95.29 million | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 90.82 million | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 86.16 million | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 84.63 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 82.96 million | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 80.07 million | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 79.61 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 74.59 million | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 73.56 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 70.96 million | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 70.15 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 68.38 million | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 64.99 million | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 63.70 million | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 63.37 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 61.56 million | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 60.02 million | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 58.32 million | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 203.16 million | 203.16 million | 203.16 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 168.80 million | 123.75 million | 195.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.27 million | 86.16 million | 121.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.99 million | 64.99 million | 84.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.39 million | 58.32 million | 63.70 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 58.32 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 203.16 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.32 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 81st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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