Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA blend

IDA blend: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 50.27 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
50.27 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
19th
of 39 groups
All-time high
50.27 million number
in 2019
All-time low
23.64 million number
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA blend, 1980–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M1980199920191980: 23.6M number1981: 24.1M number1982: 24.8M number1983: 25.4M number1984: 26.1M number1985: 26.8M number1986: 27.4M number1987: 27.9M number1988: 28.4M number1989: 29.1M number1990: 29.6M number1991: 29.6M number1992: 30.3M number1993: 30.7M number1994: 31.2M number1995: 31.7M number1996: 32.0M number1997: 32.4M number1998: 32.7M number1999: 33.1M number2000: 35.8M number2001: 36.2M number2002: 36.6M number2003: 37.3M number2004: 37.8M number2005: 39.4M number2006: 34.4M number2007: 41.8M number2008: 42.5M number2009: 43.3M number2010: 44.1M number2011: 44.8M number2012: 45.3M number2013: 46.7M number2014: 46.8M number2015: 47.2M number2016: 47.7M number2017: 49.0M number2018: 49.5M number2019: 50.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA blend stood at 50.27 million number. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA blend peaked at 50.27 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.64 million number, in 1980.

IDA blend ranks 19th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 26.36 million number 23.64 million number 29.05 million number 10
1990s 31.33 million number 29.59 million number 33.10 million number 10
2000s 38.51 million number 34.36 million number 43.34 million number 10
2010s 47.15 million number 44.10 million number 50.27 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 16 Tanzania 2.46 million number compare
  2. 17 Algeria 2.43 million number compare
  3. 18 Mali 2.43 million number compare
  4. 19 Senegal 2.00 million number compare
  5. 20 Chad 1.97 million number compare
  6. 21 Thailand 1.80 million number compare
  7. 22 South Africa 1.74 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA blend?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in IDA blend was 50.27 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 50.27 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 23.64 million number in 1980.
How does IDA blend rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
IDA blend ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.