Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 61.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 61.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 63.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2015.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 109th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 63.0% | — |
| 1990 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 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 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
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 | 62.4% | 62.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 61.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2015.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 109th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa 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