Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, female (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
40
Highest
27.93 million
Pakistan
Lowest
1
Uzbekistan
Median
426,094
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
374

What the numbers show

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, female (number) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 27.93 million in Pakistan; the lowest is 1 in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 426,094, and the mean is 1.79 million.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 312.0%), and the largest decrease in Uzbekistan (down 99.9%).

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Pakistan 27.93 million 2019 up 6.6% rising
2 Bangladesh 7.26 million 2022 down 58.0% falling
3 Indonesia 3.76 million 2020 down 43.4% falling
4 Mozambique 3.62 million 2020 up 8.7% rising
5 Burkina Faso 3.56 million 2019 up 23.2% rising
6 Mali 3.14 million 2018 up 41.2% rising
7 Uganda 3.08 million 2014 up 23.0% rising
8 Morocco 3.06 million 2014 down 14.1% falling
9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.70 million 2016 down 9.2% falling
10 Brazil 1.68 million 2018 down 13.7% falling
11 Senegal 1.57 million 2017 up 4.6% rising
12 Thailand 1.52 million 2018 up 166.2% rising
13 South Africa 1.31 million 2024 up 33.2% falling
14 Mexico 1.26 million 2020 down 22.2% falling
15 Togo 834,815 2019 up 14.4% rising
16 Guatemala 791,179 2018 down 5.6% falling
17 Cambodia 684,099 2019 down 49.4% falling
18 Sri Lanka 663,785 2024 up 3.5% falling
19 Türkiye 509,349 2015 down 80.0% volatile
20 Peru 456,459 2020 down 19.9% falling
21 Philippines 395,728 2020 down 51.3% falling
22 Colombia 340,160 2020 down 25.0% falling
23 Honduras 247,048 2019 down 11.3% falling
24 Malaysia 226,867 2022 down 51.0% falling
25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 195,423 2023 up 6.2% falling
26 Ecuador 187,530 2022 down 42.2% falling
27 El Salvador 136,857 2024 down 29.7% falling
28 Spain 97,270 2020 down 48.6% falling
29 Chile 73,275 2017 down 0.6% falling
30 Paraguay 72,541 2020 down 15.2% flat
31 Dominican Republic 69,809 2024 down 52.6% falling
32 Jordan 40,529 2024 up 312.0% volatile
33 Kuwait 40,246 2018 up 13.1% rising
34 Oman 21,145 2022 down 56.7% volatile
35 Palestine, State of 11,467 2022 down 38.3% volatile
36 Azerbaijan 7,080 2023 up 55.7% volatile
37 Georgia 4,847 2024 down 23.7% falling
38 Armenia 2,081 2020 down 23.4% falling
39 Uruguay 817 2022 down 37.0% falling
40 Uzbekistan 1 2022 down 99.9% volatile

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
40 places, 374 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release