Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 59.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Region 1, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Region 1 recorded 59.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 64.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2024.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 155th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 63.0% | — |
| 1990 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 62.5% | 62.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 62.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 60.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Region 1?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Region 1 was 59.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 155th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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