Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia is 76.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 76.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 1989.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 7th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 72.0% | — |
| 1990 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.0% | 72.0% | 72.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 72.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 73.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 75.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 76.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in MDG: Eastern Asia was 76.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 1989.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 7th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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