Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 64.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
53rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
66.0%
in 2009
All-time low
59.0%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 64.0%.
The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 66.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 1990.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 53rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.0% | — |
| 1991 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 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 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.3% | 59.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 63.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 64.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- 50 Colombia 49.0% compare
- 50 Honduras 49.0% compare
- 50 Venezuela 49.0% compare
- 53 Kuwait 48.0% compare
- 53 Philippines 48.0% compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 47.0% compare
- 56 United Arab Emirates 44.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 64.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 1990.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 53rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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