Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 65.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 65.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 65.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1989.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 35th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 63.0% | — |
| 1990 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 63.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 63.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 64.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 65.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1989.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 35th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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