Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female (illiterate female) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female (illiterate female) was 62.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 62.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 69.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2023.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 98th out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female (illiterate female) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68.0% | — |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 68.0% | 69.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 63.0% | 64.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 62.0% | 63.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 62.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2023.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 98th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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