Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 53.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) recorded 53.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 62.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 194th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 62.0% | — |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.5% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 55.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 54.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 53.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 917,273 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 53.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 194th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 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