Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 61.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
61.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
109th
of 203 groups
All-time high
63.0%
in 1989
All-time low
61.0%
in 2021
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations is 61.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 63.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2021.
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 109th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 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 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 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 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 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 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 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 | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 62.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 61.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2021.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 109th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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