Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) stood at 67.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) peaked at 67.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1989.
That places ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 27th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 62.0% | — |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 63.5% | 62.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 65.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 66.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 67.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
More education data for ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188,385 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.5196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 443,386 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 13.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 14.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) was 67.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1989.
- How does ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 27th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 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