Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 56.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) recorded 56.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) peaked at 77.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2022.
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) ranks 169th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.0% | — |
| 2000 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 64.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 58.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 56.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 833,270 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) was 56.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2022.
- How does ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) ranks 169th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 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