Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 54.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 54.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 56.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 48.0% | — |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.1% | 48.0% | 55.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.0% | 56.0% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 54.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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