Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) is 68.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 68.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1989.
That places ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 25th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 62.0% | — |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 63.6% | 62.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 65.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 66.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 67.0% | 68.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 607,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 68.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1989.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 25th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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