Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 63.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2018, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 63.0%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 66.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1991.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 75th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.0% | — |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 63.0% | 65.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 63.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 9 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 63.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1991.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 75th out of 203 groups with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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