Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 54.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 54.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 54.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2003.
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 178th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 42.0% | — |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 42.0% | 43.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 43.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 54.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2003.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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