Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 55.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 55.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 57.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2011.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 172nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 49.0% | — |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 48.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 54.0% | 57.0% | 4 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 55.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2011.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 172nd out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release