Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 63.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
63.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
75th
of 203 groups
All-time high
71.0%
in 2003
All-time low
63.0%
in 2016
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 63.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 71.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2016.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 75th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 65.0% | — |
| 1990 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 65.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 65.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 63.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1352 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 63.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2016.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 75th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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