Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 62.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) is 62.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 68.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 98th 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 ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 68.0% | — |
| 1990 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.1% | 65.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 64.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 62.0% | 64.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.79 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 7.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.69 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 62.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 98th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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