Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 58.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
58.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
160th
of 203 groups
All-time high
61.0%
in 1989
All-time low
58.0%
in 2019
Years of data
35
1989–2023
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 58.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 61.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2019.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 160th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 61.0% | — |
| 1990 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 60.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 59.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 58.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 58.0% | 58.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.25 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.40 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.1 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 948,616 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 579,062 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 561,911 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.19 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 58.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2019.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 160th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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