Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 61.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 61.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2006.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 109th 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 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 59.0% | — |
| 1990 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 58.3% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 58.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 61.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2006.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 109th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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