Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Region 3, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Region 3 recorded 63.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 63.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 1991.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 75th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 60.0% | — |
| 1990 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 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 | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 60.6% | 59.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 62.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Region 3?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Region 3 was 63.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 1991.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 75th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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