Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 45.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1989–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) is 45.0%, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 47.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2004.
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 202nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 47.0% | — |
| 1990 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 45.8% | 45.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 44.0% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 44.0% | 45.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5295 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 391,687 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 394,187 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 806,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0782 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 45.0% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2004.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 202nd out of 203 groups with data for 2013.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 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