Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 65.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
65.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
35th
of 203 groups
All-time high
66.0%
in 2000
All-time low
64.0%
in 1997
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 65.0%.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 66.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 35th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 65.0% | — |
| 1993 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.9% | 64.0% | 65.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 65.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 65.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 35th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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