Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Western Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 72.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 72.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 1997.
That places SDG: Western Asia 13th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 68.0% | — |
| 1998 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 69.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 69.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 72.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Western Asia was 72.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 13th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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