Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 57.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
57.0%
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
165th
of 203 groups
All-time high
60.0%
in 2002
All-time low
57.0%
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) stood at 57.0%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 60.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2024.
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 165th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 59.0% | — |
| 1990 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 58.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 57.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 165th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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