Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female (illiterate female) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female (illiterate female) was 60.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
60.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
139th
of 203 groups
All-time high
62.0%
in 1998
All-time low
60.0%
in 2008
Years of data
33
1989–2021
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1989–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 60.0%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 62.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2008.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 139th out of 203 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female (illiterate female) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 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 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 60.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 60.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 60.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2008.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 139th out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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