Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 60.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
60.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
139th
of 203 groups
All-time high
61.0%
in 2002
All-time low
60.0%
in 1989
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) stood at 60.0%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 61.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 1989.
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 139th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 60.0% | — |
| 1990 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 60.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 60.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.21 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 60.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 1989.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 139th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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