Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female (illiterate female) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female (illiterate female) was 61.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 61.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 61.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2006.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 109th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female (illiterate female) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 59.0% | — |
| 1990 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 58.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 60.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 61.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2006.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 109th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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