Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 56.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 56.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 76.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2022.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 169th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76.0% | — |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.0% | 76.0% | 76.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 63.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 57.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 56.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 56.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2022.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 169th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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