Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 62.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) stood at 62.0%. 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: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) peaked at 66.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2016.
That places ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 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: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 64.0% | — |
| 1990 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 64.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 63.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 62.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) was 62.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2016.
- How does ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 98th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 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