Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female (illiterate female) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female (illiterate female) was 64.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
64.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
53rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
64.0%
in 2003
All-time low
63.0%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 64.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 64.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 53rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female (illiterate female) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.0% | — |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 63.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 64.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 53rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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