Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 70.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 70.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 71.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1996.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 18th out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 63.0% | — |
| 1997 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 63.0% | 65.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 65.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 66.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 70.0% | 71.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 66.0% compare
- 18 Oman 66.0% compare
- 18 Viet Nam 66.0% compare
- 21 Azerbaijan 65.0% compare
- 21 Morocco 65.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.80 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 420,985 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 70.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1996.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 18th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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