Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 54.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 54.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 57.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2012.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 178th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 55.0% | — |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.3% | 55.0% | 57.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 54.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 54.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2012.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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